Šulek Surname
Approximately 1,195 people bear this surname
Šulek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 798 | 1:6,687 | 625 |
| Czechia | 153 | 1:69,500 | 11,666 |
| Slovenia | 130 | 1:19,136 | 4,350 |
| Croatia | 83 | 1:50,947 | 9,765 |
| Serbia | 31 | 1:230,482 | 13,277 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sulek | 93 | 1,816 | / |
| Šúlek | 93 | 42 | / |
| Sülek | 87 | 1,118 | / |
| Šulík | 80 | 507 | / |
| Šulik | 80 | 84 | / |
| Šolek | 80 | 48 | / |
| Šulec | 80 | 30 | / |
| Xulek | 80 | 11 | / |
| Šulekova | 77 | 2 | / |
| Soulek | 73 | 345 | / |
| Suleik | 73 | 343 | / |
| Zoulek | 73 | 261 | / |
| Sutlek | 73 | 209 | / |
| Suliek | 73 | 162 | / |
| Sulekh | 73 | 149 | / |
| Suleke | 73 | 84 | / |
| Shulek | 73 | 55 | / |
| Szulek | 73 | 55 | / |
| Šuslík | 73 | 44 | / |
| Saulek | 73 | 21 | / |
| Suslek | 73 | 16 | / |
| Šaulik | 73 | 13 | / |
| Suleck | 73 | 11 | / |
| Šulyok | 73 | 10 | / |
| Šuliks | 73 | 8 | / |
| Suilek | 73 | 7 | / |
| Šaulík | 73 | 6 | / |
| Šullík | 73 | 4 | / |
| Zuilek | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sullek | 73 | 3 | / |
| Šuslik | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zuhlek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seulek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Šulejkova | 71 | 19 | / |
| Schulek | 67 | 53 | / |
| Zauleck | 67 | 29 | / |
| Sauleek | 67 | 22 | / |
| Chuilek | 67 | 18 | / |
| Suleske | 67 | 15 | / |
| Shullek | 67 | 12 | / |
| Susleck | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sulekhe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sulleck | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chaulek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sauleak | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chuleck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Souleks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Souleik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souleke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choulek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shuleke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sauleck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zuileck | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Šulek
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