Žižek Surname

211,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,950 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Žižek Surname User-submission:

This is a Polish, Czech, Slovakian or Slovenian surname, denoting someone who represented a siskin, a type of bird, slightly similar to a finch.

Žižek Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1,7501:1,422107
Croatia1951:21,6854,513
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Žížek (46) & Zizek (451) are calculated separately.

Žižek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Polish, Czech, Slovakian or Slovenian surname, denoting someone who represented a siskin, a type of bird, slightly similar to a finch.

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Žižek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Žižek is more frequently found in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Žížek or Zizek. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Žižek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 211,466th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,737,203 people. The surname Žižek is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žižek reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Žižek is most commonly held in Slovenia, where it is borne by 1,750 people, or 1 in 1,422. In Slovenia it is primarily found in: Mura, where 42 percent live, Drava, where 38 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 9 percent live. Not including Slovenia Žižek occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 10 percent live and Montenegro, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Žížek9346/
Zizek87451/
Žižka802,080/
Žužek80692/
Žižak80593/
Čižek80166/
Žižák8051/
Žižik8022/
Žižko805/
Žižec801/
Čižeika6747/
Čižecká672/
Žižkova671/
Čižecký671/
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