Šmitek Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Šmitek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šmitek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia401:62,1929,312
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

The alternate forms: Smitek (232), Šmítek (7) & Smítek (6) are calculated separately.

Šmitek Last Name Facts

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

Šmitek occurs in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Smitek, Šmítek or Smítek. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šmitek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,055,934th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šmitek live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Slovenia, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 62,192. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Upper Carniola, where 95 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 3 percent are found and Gorizia, where 3 percent are found. Barring Slovenia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Croatia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smitek94232/
Šmítek947/
Smítek896/
Žmitek8389/
Zmitek831/
Smistek7743/
Szmitek7717/
Smiteck771/
Šmitkova711/
Smutek672,055/
Smetek67150/
Zmetek6711/
Smitec679/
Smiteková679/
Smitik674/
Zmitec673/
Smytek671/
Smityk671/
Smiteicks670/

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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 Šmitek
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