Šašek Surname

303,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Šašek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šašek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia9531:11,1581,527
Slovenia1661:14,9863,531
Croatia1291:32,7806,715
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Sašek (129), Šášek (27) & Sasek (651) are calculated separately.

Šašek Last Name Facts

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

Šašek occurs most in Czechia. It may also be rendered as: Sašek, Šášek or Sasek. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šašek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 303,577th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,834,704 people. The last name Šašek is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šašek live; 76 percent live in Eastern Europe and 76 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Czechia, where it is held by 953 people, or 1 in 11,158. In Czechia Šašek is most frequent in: Plzeň Region, where 25 percent are found, Ústí nad Labem Region, where 14 percent are found and Central Bohemian Region, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Czechia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 13 percent are found and Croatia, where 10 percent are found.

Šašek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Šašek has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sašek93129/
Šášek9327/
Sasek87651/
Šešek8081/
Šašík805/
Šašik801/
Šošek801/
Šašeková771/
Zaušek736/
Šaškova6745/

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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 Šašek
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