Šišek Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Šišek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šišek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892

The alternate forms: Şişek (616) & Sisek (65) are calculated separately.

Šišek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šišek occurs most in Slovenia. It can also occur as: Şişek or Sisek. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šišek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Šišek is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šišek are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Šišek is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 497,535. Without taking into account Slovenia it exists in one country. It is also found in Croatia, where 44 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şişek87616/
Sisek8765/
Šiška802,266/
Šašek801,249/
Šiško80998/
Šišák80187/
Šišak80164/
Šešek8081/
Šášek8027/
Šušek8011/
Šiške804/
Zišek802/
Šošek801/
Šišiak7334/
Šišjak7319/
Šiiška731/
Čišecká67220/
Čišecký67195/
Šiškova67147/
Čišecka675/
Cišeiko671/
Šišć671/
Čišecky671/

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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 Šišek
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