Šánek Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Šánek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 52 | 1:204,490 | 29,445 |
| Slovakia | 9 | 1:592,939 | 64,129 |
The alternate forms: Sanek (632), Šaněk (154) & Šaňek (1) are calculated separately.
Šánek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šánek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Šánek occurs most in Czechia. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Sanek, Šaněk or Šaňek. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Šánek? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,460,878th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šánek reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
The last name Šánek is most widespread in Czechia, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 204,490. In Czechia it is most prevalent in: Zlín Region, where 87 percent are found, South Bohemian Region, where 6 percent are found and Central Bohemian Region, where 2 percent are found. Besides Czechia Šánek exists in one country. It is also found in Slovakia, where 15 percent are found.
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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 Šánek
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