Špilak Surname
Approximately 461 people bear this surname
Špilak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 441 | 1:5,641 | 1,163 |
| Croatia | 20 | 1:211,430 | 24,636 |
The alternate forms: Spilak (234), Špilák (136) & Spilák (90) are calculated separately.
Špilak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Špilak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Špilak is more commonly found in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Spilak, Špilák or Spilák. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Špilak? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 654,010th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,808,126 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Špilak reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Špilak is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is carried by 441 people, or 1 in 5,641. In Slovenia it is most frequent in: Mura, where 72 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 9 percent live and Drava, where 7 percent live. Apart from Slovenia it exists in one country. It also occurs in Croatia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spilak | 94 | 234 | / |
| Špilák | 94 | 136 | / |
| Spilák | 89 | 90 | / |
| Špelak | 83 | 11 | / |
| Špilakova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Szpilak | 77 | 74 | / |
| Spilack | 77 | 7 | / |
| Spilaks | 77 | 2 | / |
| Spilajk | 77 | 2 | / |
| Spiolak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shpilyak | 71 | 9 | / |
| Szpielak | 71 | 4 | / |
| Spulak | 67 | 324 | / |
| Špulák | 67 | 199 | / |
| Spelak | 67 | 84 | / |
| Spilok | 67 | 76 | / |
| Špelac | 67 | 21 | / |
| Spilaková | 67 | 8 | / |
| Spilakova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Spylak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spilac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szpulak | 62 | 227 | / |
| Shpulak | 62 | 80 | / |
| Špetlák | 62 | 15 | / |
| Spulack | 62 | 4 | / |
| Szpelak | 62 | 2 | / |
| Shpylak | 62 | 1 | / |
| Szpylak | 62 | 1 | / |
| Shpilyakova | 59 | 1 | / |
| Spilhaug | 57 | 32 | / |
| Shpulyak | 57 | 1 | / |
| Spylok | 50 | 45 | / |
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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 Špilak
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