Šarek Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Šarek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 27 | 1:156,615 | 20,822 |
| Czechia | 19 | 1:559,656 | 56,138 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
The alternate forms: Sarek (756) & Šárek (38) are calculated separately.
Šarek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šarek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Šarek is more commonly found in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Sarek or Šárek. For other possible spellings of Šarek click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šarek? popularity and diffusion
Šarek is the 2,776,799th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šarek reside; 55 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 55 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Šarek is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 156,615. In Croatia Šarek is most frequent in: Vukovar-Srijem County, where 78 percent are found, Međimurje County, where 19 percent are found and Osijek-Baranja County, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Croatia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 39 percent are found and Slovakia, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarek | 93 | 756 | / |
| Šárek | 93 | 38 | / |
| Šaurek | 91 | 2 | / |
| Šarec | 80 | 378 | / |
| Šerek | 80 | 73 | / |
| Šarik | 80 | 68 | / |
| Šarík | 80 | 29 | / |
| Šorek | 80 | 6 | / |
| Šareková | 77 | 15 | / |
| Szarek | 73 | 7,494 | / |
| Sharek | 73 | 873 | / |
| Šourek | 73 | 701 | / |
| Siarek | 73 | 292 | / |
| Sarekh | 73 | 93 | / |
| Sareke | 73 | 65 | / |
| Saurek | 73 | 23 | / |
| Sareek | 73 | 17 | / |
| Sareak | 73 | 13 | / |
| Sareik | 73 | 9 | / |
| Zaurek | 73 | 9 | / |
| Sareck | 73 | 5 | / |
| Sariek | 73 | 3 | / |
| Zahrek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sarrek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zarrek | 73 | 0 | / |
| Šaureková | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saareks | 67 | 124 | / |
| Scharek | 67 | 93 | / |
| Shareek | 67 | 91 | / |
| Zaharek | 67 | 84 | / |
| Shareck | 67 | 73 | / |
| Šarkova | 67 | 72 | / |
| Saharek | 67 | 33 | / |
| Saareke | 67 | 31 | / |
| Shariek | 67 | 23 | / |
| Szareck | 67 | 21 | / |
| Zareikh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sharekh | 67 | 17 | / |
| Shareke | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sareekh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Saureke | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zarrekh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shaurek | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sarreck | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shahrek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sareike | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shareak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seareak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shareik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahreck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sareeke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sarekhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chairek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Charrek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sarriek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sareick | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shareks | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Šarek
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