Žeško Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Žeško Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žeško Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Zesko (36) & Żeśko (1) are calculated separately.

Žeško Last Name Facts

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

The surname Žeško is found most in Croatia. It may also be found in the variant forms: Zesko or Żeśko. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Žeško? popularity and diffusion

The last name Žeško is the 6,360,413th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Žeško is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žeško live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Žeško is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 528,576. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated in: City of Zagreb, where 88 percent reside and Sisak-Moslavina County, where 13 percent reside. Beside Croatia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Serbia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Žeko8936/
Zesko8736/
Żeśko871/
Džeko80369/
Žiško80143/
Žetko8072/
Geško8052/
Seško807/
Ceško802/
Seko6725,496/
Zeko677,512/
Geko672,028/
Ceko671,040/
Jeko67458/
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
  • 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 Žeško
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