Ščurec Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Ščurec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ščurec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia191:222,55825,345
Slovenia51:497,53521,006

The alternate forms: Šćurec (37) & Scurec (19) are calculated separately.

Ščurec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ščurec occurs more in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Šćurec or Scurec. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ščurec? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ščurec reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 222,558. In Croatia Ščurec is primarily concentrated in: Varaždin County, where 58 percent live, Krapina-Zagorje County, where 16 percent live and Virovitica-Podravina County, where 16 percent live. Not including Croatia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Slovenia, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šćurec9437/
Scurec8919/
Ščuric83160/
Ščurek83113/
Ščurk7331/
Šćuric67287/
Škurek67228/
Škorec67195/
Škarec67109/
Ščurić6775/
Ščurko6761/
Ščurka6757/
Ščurok675/
Ščureková673/
Šegrec672/
Ščurik671/

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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 Ščurec
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