Žitka Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Žitka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žitka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia141:302,04329,715
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Zitka (168) & Zítka (459) are calculated separately.

Žitka Last Name Facts

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

Žitka is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Zitka or Zítka. For other possible spellings of Žitka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Žitka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Žitka reside; 67 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Žitka is most numerous in Croatia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 302,043. In Croatia Žitka is primarily found in: Bjelovar-Bilogora County, where 71 percent reside and City of Zagreb, where 29 percent reside. Not including Croatia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 29 percent reside and Slovakia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zitka93168/
Žika893/
Zítka87459/
Žiška80902/
Žitko80559/
Sitka80504/
Džika80116/
Jitka8031/
Gitka809/
Žikas808/
Citka803/
Gietka73839/
Rzitka7325/
Sittka7316/
Žiškay737/
Gittka737/
Jitkat733/
Ziteka732/
Zitcka731/
Suitka731/
Dzitka731/
Sietka731/
Sika6734,627/
Jika6712,790/
Zika679,216/
Cika672,396/
Gika671,230/
Žiko6799/
Žica6737/
Suitkah675/
Githeka673/
Žeka672/
Giettka671/
Žikaitė671/
Zhitkoa671/
Dzietka671/

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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 Žitka
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