Šedek Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Šedek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šedek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia801:132,91821,095
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Sedek (5,311) are calculated separately.

Šedek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šedek is most common in Czechia. It can occur as: Sedek. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šedek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,075,631st most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Šedek reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Czechia, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 132,918. In Czechia Šedek is primarily found in: Hradec Králové Region, where 46 percent live, Prague, where 21 percent live and Liberec Region, where 9 percent live. Barring Czechia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sedek935,311/
Šodek80162/
Šedík8094/
Šadek8072/
Cedek808/
Šedeková771/
Sedeek734,997/
Seddek732,644/
Sediek73980/
Sedeik73246/
Sedeke73238/
Sedeck73153/
Sedeak73126/
Zeddek7394/
Siedek7393/
Shedek7349/
Cedeck7343/
Seadek739/
Seedek738/
Saedek737/
Ceadek734/
Sedekh734/
Ceudek733/
Seidek732/
Šajdek732/
Ssedek731/
Seudek731/
Szedek731/
Ceedek731/
Seddeik67428/
Seddeek67348/
Seddiek67250/
Shedeck6790/
Seadeek6753/
Schedek6715/
Shedeke6714/
Zeddeck677/
Siedeck676/
Sedeack674/
Sheddek673/
Seddeke672/
Seddeck672/
Shiedek671/
Seadeck671/
Sedeeke671/
Seedeck671/
Seideks671/
Shedeak671/
Chedekh671/
Chedeak671/
Zedeekh671/
Sheidek671/
Seddeak671/
Shehdek671/
Sedieck670/

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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 Šedek
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