Žitko Surname
Approximately 559 people bear this surname
Žitko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 430 | 1:5,785 | 1,202 |
| Croatia | 114 | 1:37,093 | 7,510 |
| Slovakia | 11 | 1:485,132 | 57,527 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
The alternate forms: Zitko (726) & Zítko (200) are calculated separately.
Žitko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Žitko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Žitko is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Zitko or Zítko. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Žitko? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 565,867th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,036,755 people. The surname Žitko is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žitko are found; 98 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Žitko is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is carried by 430 people, or 1 in 5,785. In Slovenia Žitko is most numerous in: Central Slovenia, where 54 percent are found, Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 24 percent are found and Coastal-Karst, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Slovenia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 20 percent are found and Slovakia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zitko | 93 | 726 | / |
| Zítko | 87 | 200 | / |
| Sitko | 80 | 9,172 | / |
| Citko | 80 | 888 | / |
| Žetko | 80 | 72 | / |
| Gitko | 80 | 23 | / |
| Žitka | 80 | 21 | / |
| Židko | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jitko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zhitko | 73 | 1,023 | / |
| Dzitko | 73 | 182 | / |
| Sittko | 73 | 70 | / |
| Gietko | 73 | 41 | / |
| Gitkos | 73 | 29 | / |
| Zsitko | 73 | 23 | / |
| Scitko | 73 | 13 | / |
| Zietko | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jitkot | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jitkoh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rzitko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jitkho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sitkco | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sitcko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sietko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sitdko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dzietko | 67 | 114 | / |
| Jitkhot | 67 | 7 | / |
| Githeko | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zhitkoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gitkoss | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Žitko
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