Žarak Surname

809,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Žarak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žarak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2901:14,5812,882
Serbia441:162,38510,827
Bosnia and Herzegovina111:321,49112,768

The alternate forms: Zarak (894) are calculated separately.

Žarak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Žarak is most common in Croatia. It may also occur as a variant: Zarak. Click here for other potential spellings of Žarak.

How Common Is The Last Name Žarak? popularity and diffusion

It is the 809,613th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 21,123,321 people. Žarak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Žarak live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Žarak is most numerous in Croatia, where it is carried by 290 people, or 1 in 14,581. In Croatia Žarak is primarily concentrated in: Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 43 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 14 percent live and Lika-Senj County, where 14 percent live. Beside Croatia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 13 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zarak93894/
Sarak8010,869/
Jarak801,034/
Žerak80359/
Carak8043/
Carakh73763/
Sarakh73320/
Jairak73214/
Zairak73133/
Sairak73126/
Sarrak73122/
Jharak7397/
Zarack7358/
Zaraik7334/
Saurak7315/
Saraik7313/
Sareak7313/
Zaarak7313/
Carrak7312/
Sarack7311/
Saraak7310/
Zargak739/
Jarakh737/
Zarake736/
Sahrak736/
Jarake736/
Zarrak735/
Sarňak734/
Jareak734/
Zarakh734/
Jarrak734/
Zharak732/
Cayrak732/
Zaradk732/
Sarakk732/
Jarack732/
Saerak731/
Zarzak731/
Jaurak731/
Jarauk731/
Zarakz731/
Sarauk731/
Saarak731/
Jaratk731/
Carack730/
Sarrakh67136/
Saharak67101/
Jharakh6747/
Sarrack6734/
Zaraysk6726/
Jarrakh6714/
Djarake678/
Saurack678/
Sarahak674/
Zaharak674/
Jarahak674/
Jaraske672/
Caraack672/
Sauraik671/
Jaraksh671/
Jairakk671/
Seareak671/
Dzharak671/
Jharaik671/
Jarakhe671/
Zarrauk671/
Jaratke670/

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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
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  • 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 Žarak
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