Šach Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Šach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia3591:29,6204,788
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Sach (3,067) are calculated separately.

Šach Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šach is carried by more people in Czechia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Sach. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šach? popularity and diffusion

The last name Šach is the 775,315th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 19,911,328 people. Šach is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šach reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Czechia, where it is carried by 359 people, or 1 in 29,620. In Czechia it is most prevalent in: Central Bohemian Region, where 42 percent live, Prague, where 30 percent live and Ústí nad Labem Region, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Czechia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 2 percent live and Slovakia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sach923,067/
Šajch8910/
Šaich898/
Šac8613/
Šah868/
Zach7514,864/
Šoch75124/
Šajh7515/
Šaic752/
Xach752/
Šakh751/
Šahy751/
Šahh751/
Šachová73521/
Šachova7314/
Sachs6729,459/
Chach673,475/
Sache671,428/
Sacht671,015/
Saich67900/
Seach67817/
Zaich67521/
Szach67418/
Sauch67297/
Shach67131/
Saych6793/
Siach6763/
Satch6759/
Sjach6740/
Zajch6734/
Zauch6731/
Sasch6719/
Sachh6718/
Šahat6716/
Zaach6711/
Šatcs679/
Sajch679/
Saech678/
Šajchová677/
Šaichová677/
Saach676/
Zaych675/
Ša673/
Šeich672/
Sachz672/
Ssach671/
Zatch671/
Ceach671/
Sacsh671/

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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 Šach
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