Čálek Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Čálek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čálek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1891:56,2629,434
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Čalek (1) & Calek (241) are calculated separately.

Čálek Last Name Facts

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

Čálek is held by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Čalek or Calek. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čálek? popularity and diffusion

Čálek is the 1,231,034th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. The surname Čálek is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čálek live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Czechia, where it is held by 189 people, or 1 in 56,262. In Czechia it is most numerous in: Central Bohemian Region, where 34 percent are found, Vysočina Region, where 16 percent are found and Prague, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čalek931/
Člek891/
Calek87241/
Čulek8046/
Gálek8030/
Čálik8028/
Čolek801/
Zsálek73146/
Klek67467/
Čálková67187/
Čulk67171/
Glek67136/
Kálecký6746/
Kálecká6741/
Clek6717/
Qlek671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Čálek
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