Šarek Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šarek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šarek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia271:156,61520,822
Czechia191:559,65656,138
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392

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 found in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Sarek or Šárek. For other possible spellings of Šarek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šarek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,776,799th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šarek reside; 55 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 55 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Šarek is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 156,615. In Croatia it is most common in: Vukovar-Srijem County, where 78 percent reside, Međimurje County, where 19 percent reside and Osijek-Baranja County, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Croatia Šarek occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 39 percent reside and Slovakia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sarek93756/
Šárek9338/
Šaurek912/
Šarec80378/
Šerek8073/
Šarik8068/
Šarík8029/
Šorek806/
Šareková7715/
Szarek737,494/
Sharek73873/
Šourek73701/
Siarek73292/
Sarekh7393/
Sareke7365/
Saurek7323/
Sareek7317/
Sareak7313/
Sareik739/
Zaurek739/
Sareck735/
Sariek733/
Zahrek731/
Sarrek731/
Zarrek730/
Šaureková711/
Saareks67124/
Scharek6793/
Shareek6791/
Zaharek6784/
Shareck6773/
Šarkova6772/
Saharek6733/
Saareke6731/
Shariek6723/
Szareck6721/
Zareikh6718/
Sharekh6717/
Shareke6710/
Sareekh679/
Saureke678/
Zarrekh676/
Shaurek675/
Sarreck674/
Shahrek673/
Sareike673/
Shareak672/
Seareak671/
Shareik671/
Sahreck671/
Sareeke671/
Sarekhe671/
Chairek671/
Charrek671/
Sarriek671/
Sareick670/
Shareks670/

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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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