Žetko Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Žetko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žetko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia411:60,6759,198
Croatia291:145,81420,021
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Zetko (102) & Zetkó (71) are calculated separately.

Žetko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Žetko is found in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Zetko or Zetkó. For other possible spellings of Žetko click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Žetko? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,237,939th most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Žetko live; 99 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Slovenia, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 60,675. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Coastal-Karst, where 63 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 29 percent live and Gorizia, where 2 percent live. Aside from Slovenia it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 40 percent live and Italy, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zetko93102/
Žeko8936/
Zetkó8771/
Žitko80559/
Džeko80369/
Žatko80329/
Getko80293/
Setko8056/
Jetko8035/
Cetko8012/
Žeško809/
Džatko7347/
Gietko7341/
Sejtko7339/
Djetko738/
Zietko734/
Scetko732/
Sietko731/
Setcko731/
Zhetko731/
Zetkos731/
Gestko731/
Gettko731/
Seko6725,496/
Zeko677,512/
Geko672,028/
Ceko671,040/
Jeko67458/
Dzietko67114/
Žiko6799/
Žeco674/
Žeka672/

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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 Žetko
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