Šurek Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Šurek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šurek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia161:333,52846,365
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143

The alternate forms: Surek (1,458), Šúrek (53), Šůrek (5) & Sürek (2,235) are calculated separately.

Šurek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šurek occurs more in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Surek, Šúrek, Šůrek or Sürek. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šurek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,206,983rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. Šurek occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šurek are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most common in Slovakia, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 333,528. In Slovakia Šurek is most prevalent in: Trnava Region, where 88 percent reside, Bratislava Region, where 6 percent reside and Trenčín Region, where 6 percent reside. Not including Slovakia Šurek exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 18 percent reside and Croatia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Surek931,458/
Šúrek9353/
Šůrek935/
Šourek91701/
Šaurek912/
Sürek872,235/
Šurík8047/
Šurik8032/
Šorek806/
Šureková778/
Szurek731,680/
Siurek73570/
Surekh73443/
Sureck73284/
Sourek73225/
Zourek73207/
Shurek7350/
Sureke7340/
Zsurek7340/
Zureyk7334/
Saurek7323/
Surgek7322/
Suriek7317/
Zaurek739/
Šaureková711/
Schurek67288/
Shourek6792/
Šurkova6717/
Surzhek6713/
Zoureck6712/
Saureke678/
Shaurek675/
Shureck674/
Sheurek671/
Zoureik671/
Zurreck671/
Szureck671/
Surekhe671/
Surgeck671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Šurek
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis