Širec Surname
Approximately 423 people bear this surname
Širec Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 364 | 1:6,834 | 1,509 |
| Croatia | 47 | 1:89,970 | 14,942 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: Sirec (66) & Šireć (2) are calculated separately.
Širec Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Širec Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Širec occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Sirec or Šireć. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Širec? popularity and diffusion
Širec is the 697,244th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 17,228,241 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Širec are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
Širec is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is held by 364 people, or 1 in 6,834. In Slovenia it is mostly found in: Drava, where 70 percent are found, Carinthia, where 10 percent are found and Central Slovenia, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Slovenia Širec occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 11 percent are found and Serbia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sirec | 93 | 66 | / |
| Šireć | 93 | 2 | / |
| Širc | 89 | 60 | / |
| Širek | 80 | 8 | / |
| Şireci | 73 | 1,250 | / |
| Sireci | 73 | 993 | / |
| Sirech | 73 | 100 | / |
| Cirech | 73 | 15 | / |
| Sireac | 73 | 13 | / |
| Shirec | 73 | 3 | / |
| Seirec | 73 | 2 | / |
| Siretc | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ceirec | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sirecs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sireck | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sirc | 67 | 337 | / |
| Šircová | 67 | 76 | / |
| Chireac | 67 | 66 | / |
| Circ | 67 | 35 | / |
| Šerejch | 67 | 23 | / |
| Širajch | 67 | 16 | / |
| Sireech | 67 | 9 | / |
| Širaich | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shairec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chairec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Citreck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siereck | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Širec
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