Žiška Surname
Approximately 902 people bear this surname
Žiška Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 548 | 1:9,738 | 1,106 |
| Czechia | 261 | 1:40,741 | 6,750 |
| Serbia | 43 | 1:166,162 | 10,980 |
| Croatia | 42 | 1:100,681 | 16,054 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
The alternate forms: Ziška (5) & Ziska (1,591) are calculated separately.
Žiška Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Žiška Come From? nationality or country of origin
Žiška is found in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Ziška or Ziska. For other potential spellings of Žiška click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Žiška? popularity and diffusion
Žiška is the 392,160th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 8,079,319 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Žiška live; 90 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
It is most widely held in Slovakia, where it is held by 548 people, or 1 in 9,738. In Slovakia it is mostly concentrated in: Bratislava Region, where 58 percent live, Žilina Region, where 21 percent live and Trnava Region, where 11 percent live. Beside Slovakia it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 29 percent live and Serbia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ziška | 93 | 5 | / |
| Žiškay | 91 | 7 | / |
| Žika | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ziska | 87 | 1,591 | / |
| Žiško | 80 | 143 | / |
| Džika | 80 | 116 | / |
| Žuška | 80 | 25 | / |
| Žitka | 80 | 21 | / |
| Jiška | 80 | 15 | / |
| Žikas | 80 | 8 | / |
| Žička | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ciška | 80 | 4 | / |
| Siška | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gitška | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ziškay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Žiškys | 73 | 1 | / |
| Žiškayová | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sika | 67 | 34,627 | / |
| Jika | 67 | 12,790 | / |
| Zika | 67 | 9,216 | / |
| Cika | 67 | 2,396 | / |
| Gika | 67 | 1,230 | / |
| Žiko | 67 | 99 | / |
| Žica | 67 | 37 | / |
| Žeka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Žikaitė | 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 Žiška
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