Šorec Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Šorec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šorec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia161:333,52846,365
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Sorec (69) are calculated separately.

Šorec Last Name Facts

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

Šorec is carried by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Sorec. Click here for further potential spellings of Šorec.

How Common Is The Last Name Šorec? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šorec reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

Šorec is most common in Slovakia, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 333,528. In Slovakia Šorec is most common in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 56 percent reside, Trenčín Region, where 31 percent reside and Nitra Region, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Slovakia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sorec9369/
Šarec80378/
Šorek806/
Šores801/
Šorecová7712/
Šourek73701/
Šorejs7384/
Sorecz7367/
Szorec7337/
Sorgec7323/
Soreck7319/
Zorech736/
Zoreec734/
Sourec733/
Chorec731/
Sorech731/
Šotric731/
Šorets731/
Suorec731/
Sourech6718/
Zoureck6712/
Soreach679/
Sorrech677/
Szoreck676/
Zoretch671/
Soreech671/
Zoreach671/
Szorecz671/
Zohrech671/
Sorechs671/
Shoreck671/
Sorrect670/
Sorreck670/

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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 Šorec
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