Šistek Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Šistek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šistek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1371:25,8134,210
Slovenia411:60,6759,198
Croatia141:302,04329,715
Serbia101:714,49524,752
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312

The alternate forms: Sistek (609), Šístek (282) & Šištek (5) are calculated separately.

Šistek Last Name Facts

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

Šistek is more frequently found in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Sistek, Šístek or Šištek. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šistek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,144,405th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šistek are found; 96 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 25,813. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most numerous in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 54 percent are found and Republika Srpska, where 46 percent are found. Apart from Bosnia and Herzegovina Šistek occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 20 percent are found and Croatia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sistek94609/
Šístek94282/
Šištek945/
Šitek911/
Šestek839/
Šisteková801/
Sisteck7716/
Chistek771/
Shistek770/
Sitek7311,404/
Setek731,193/
Zitek73615/
Sytek73485/
Šetek73169/
Citek7399/
Sítek7384/
Šítek7311/
Šitik734/
Schistek7151/
Sciostek712/
Shiostek711/
Shishtek711/
Shiestek710/
Šištík67176/
Sittek67157/
Soytek67132/
Seytek6774/
Seteke6770/
Zsitek6744/
Seitek6734/
Siteke6733/
Sistik6725/
Siteck6711/
Sistec678/
Szytek676/
Šištik675/
Suitek674/
Cistec674/
Szitek673/
Shetek672/
Sietek672/
Syteck672/
Zidtek671/
Šitikė671/
Schiestek671/
Sisteg671/
Schisteck671/
Syztek671/
Seteak671/
Shitek671/
Systek671/
Zuitek671/
Citeck671/
Cistik671/
Saitek670/
Zistik670/
Shiesteck670/
Settek670/

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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 Šistek
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