Špernjak Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Špernjak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Špernjak Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1221:34,6617,092
Slovenia271:92,13611,211

The alternate forms: Spernjak (10) are calculated separately.

Špernjak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Špernjak is found most in Croatia. It may occur in the variant forms: Spernjak. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Špernjak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Špernjak is the 1,441,361st most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name Špernjak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Špernjak live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Špernjak is most widely held in Croatia, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 34,661. In Croatia it is mostly found in: Varaždin County, where 48 percent live, Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 38 percent live and Vukovar-Srijem County, where 8 percent live. Aside from Croatia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Slovenia, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spernjak9610/
Spernyak7523/
Sporniak63150/
Sperneac6345/
Spornyak6313/
Sparniak6313/
Sperniac631/
Spirnyak631/
Szparniak5963/
Spirinchak561/
Şporniac5032/
Spirnyák508/
Sporniac504/
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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 Špernjak
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