Šulek Surname

314,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Šulek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šulek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia7981:6,687625
Czechia1531:69,50011,666
Slovenia1301:19,1364,350
Croatia831:50,9479,765
Serbia311:230,48213,277

The alternate forms: Sulek (1,816), Šúlek (42) & Sülek (1,118) are calculated separately.

Šulek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šulek occurs most in Slovakia. It can be rendered as: Sulek, Šúlek or Sülek. Click here to see other potential spellings of Šulek.

How Common Is The Last Name Šulek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 314,252nd most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 6,098,365 people. Šulek occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šulek live; 80 percent live in Eastern Europe and 80 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Slovakia, where it is carried by 798 people, or 1 in 6,687. In Slovakia Šulek is most common in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 47 percent reside, Bratislava Region, where 18 percent reside and Trenčín Region, where 17 percent reside. Besides Slovakia it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 13 percent reside and Slovenia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sulek931,816/
Šúlek9342/
Sülek871,118/
Šulík80507/
Šulik8084/
Šolek8048/
Šulec8030/
Xulek8011/
Šulekova772/
Soulek73345/
Suleik73343/
Zoulek73261/
Sutlek73209/
Suliek73162/
Sulekh73149/
Suleke7384/
Shulek7355/
Szulek7355/
Šuslík7344/
Saulek7321/
Suslek7316/
Šaulik7313/
Suleck7311/
Šulyok7310/
Šuliks738/
Suilek737/
Šaulík736/
Šullík734/
Zuilek734/
Sullek733/
Šuslik732/
Zuhlek731/
Seulek731/
Šulejkova7119/
Schulek6753/
Zauleck6729/
Sauleek6722/
Chuilek6718/
Suleske6715/
Shullek6712/
Susleck676/
Sulekhe676/
Sulleck674/
Chaulek673/
Sauleak673/
Chuleck672/
Souleks672/
Souleik671/
Souleke671/
Choulek671/
Shuleke671/
Sauleck671/
Zuileck670/

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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
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  • 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 Šulek
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