Žeko Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Žeko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žeko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia351:120,81717,927
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

The alternate forms: Zeko (7,512) are calculated separately.

Žeko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Žeko occurs more in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Zeko. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Žeko? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,274,477th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žeko are found; 97 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Žeko is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 120,817. In Croatia Žeko is most prevalent in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 49 percent are found, Vukovar-Srijem County, where 29 percent are found and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 23 percent are found. Besides Croatia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Lithuania, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeko927,512/
Džeko89369/
Žetko8972/
Žeško899/
Seko7525,496/
Geko752,028/
Ceko751,040/
Jeko75458/
Žiko7599/
Žeco754/
Žeka752/
Geyko671,424/
Seiko671,202/
Zekoo67643/
Sekoh67583/
Seeko67539/
Djeko67535/
Zekou67500/
Secko67436/
Sekho67431/
Sekoo67343/
Cejko67317/
Gekoi67294/
Jecko67241/
Seako67234/
Gekko67191/
Cecko67186/
Sieko67145/
Žiško67143/
Gedko67132/
Sekko67109/
Zheko67102/
Tjeko6798/
Geçko6792/
Zeiko6791/
Gesko6769/
Sekoi6756/
Geško6752/
Seňko6750/
Žujko6746/
Žekas6741/
Zesko6736/
Gecko6733/
Gekoç6729/
Jeťko6728/
Geťko6726/
Zeuko6720/
Ceeko6717/
Gekou6715/
Zeeko6715/
Jekoš6711/
Jekoo6710/
Gekoo679/
Zeyko678/
Jeiko677/
Jehko677/
Džiko677/
Cehko676/
Zekho676/
Jekko675/
Seuko674/
Zecko674/
Jekou674/
Zekoj673/
Jedko673/
Sekoy673/
Jeśko673/
Gezko672/
Židko672/
Jeňko672/
Sekuo672/
Ceyko672/
Gejko672/
Sekoë672/
Zeako671/
Zekoi671/
Zzeko671/
Żeśko671/
Zekoa671/
Jejko671/
Zedko671/
Zekoh671/
Jeyko671/
Tceko671/
Cekko671/
Sceko671/
Gekho671/

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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 Žeko
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