Šipek Surname
Approximately 1,280 people bear this surname
Šipek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 847 | 1:4,992 | 635 |
| Slovenia | 360 | 1:6,910 | 1,533 |
| Czechia | 34 | 1:312,749 | 39,315 |
| Slovakia | 28 | 1:190,588 | 32,093 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
The alternate forms: Šípek (940), Sipek (583) & Sípek (4) are calculated separately.
Šipek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šipek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Šipek is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Šípek, Sipek or Sípek. For other potential spellings of Šipek click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šipek? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 297,671st most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,693,395 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šipek live; 95 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Šipek is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is held by 847 people, or 1 in 4,992. In Croatia Šipek is most prevalent in: City of Zagreb, where 33 percent are found, Varaždin County, where 22 percent are found and Krapina-Zagorje County, where 11 percent are found. Beside Croatia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 28 percent are found and Czechia, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Šipek
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