Čulek Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Čulek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čulek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia311:136,40719,258
Slovenia151:165,84514,188

The alternate forms: Culek (780) are calculated separately.

Čulek Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Čulek Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Čulek is found in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Culek. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čulek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Čulek is the 2,876,555th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čulek reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Čulek is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 136,407. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated in: City of Zagreb, where 81 percent live, Međimurje County, where 6 percent live and Split-Dalmatia County, where 6 percent live. Beside Croatia it occurs in one country. It is also found in Slovenia, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Culek93780/
Čulík80294/
Čulik8015/
Čilek807/
Zulek807/
Čuljk801/
Čolek801/
Chulek73386/
Zoulek73261/
Czulek7315/
Zuleck739/
Zhulek737/
Cullek736/
Culeck735/
Zuilek734/
Čulajk734/
Zuhlek731/
Zauleck6729/
Chuilek6718/
Čulkova676/
Chaulek673/
Chuleck672/
Choulek671/
Sczulek671/
Zouleuk671/
Zuileck670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Čulek
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