Żak Surname
Approximately 155 people bear this surname
Żak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 142 | 1:267,667 | 33,058 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Zak (18,896), Žak (548), Žák (5,431), Zák (60), Źák (1) & Zäk (1) are calculated separately.
Żak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Żak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Żak occurs more in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Zak, Žak, Žák, Zák, Źák or Zäk. Click here for further potential spellings of Żak.
How Common Is The Last Name Żak? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,403,590th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 47,016,425 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Żak live; 92 percent live in Eastern Europe and 92 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
It is most widely held in Poland, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 267,667. Without taking into account Poland it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 3 percent are found and England, where 2 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 Żak
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