Šarec Surname

757,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šarec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šarec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2881:14,6832,906
Slovenia801:31,0966,239
Serbia101:714,49524,752

The alternate forms: Sarec (122), Šařec (20), Sareç (24) & Šářec (2) are calculated separately.

Šarec Last Name Facts

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

Šarec (Hindi: सरेच) is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Sarec, Šařec, Sareç or Šářec. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šarec? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 757,040th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 19,279,222 people. The surname Šarec is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šarec live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Croatia, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 14,683. In Croatia Šarec is most frequent in: Varaždin County, where 28 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 12 percent are found and Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Croatia Šarec is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 21 percent are found and Serbia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sarec93122/
Šařec9320/
Sareç8724/
Šářec872/
Šareš8057/
Šarek8049/
Šorec8017/
Šaric8012/
Sarecz7340/
Zarecz7332/
Sarech7328/
Sharec735/
Sareck735/
Zarech735/
Sarzec734/
Šaurek732/
Ssarec731/
Saurec731/
Zsarec731/
Szarzec67779/
Shareck6773/
Szareck6721/
Sarreck674/
Sarrech672/
Sharech672/
Charech672/
Zareich671/
Scharec671/
Shairec671/
Zaharec671/
Chairec671/
Sahreck671/
Shahrec671/
Sareick670/

Šarec Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Šarec in the Hindi language
सरेचsareca-

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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 Šarec
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