Štehec Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Štehec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Štehec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia491:86,29814,514
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

Štehec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Štehec has its highest incidence in Croatia. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Štehec? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,746,821st most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Štehec are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 86,298. In Croatia Štehec is primarily found in: Varaždin County, where 69 percent reside, Krapina-Zagorje County, where 27 percent reside and Zagreb County, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Croatia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Slovenia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Štuhec83630/
Štihec8327/
Štec80359/
Štech73266/
Štecz7310/
Štezc731/
Stuhec6741/
Steche6736/
Steeck6734/
Steech6732/
Sehech671/
Stheck671/
Stihec671/

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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 Štehec
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