Žák Surname
Approximately 5,431 people bear this surname
Žák Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 4,340 | 1:2,450 | 169 |
| Slovakia | 1,090 | 1:4,896 | 363 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Žak (548), Zák (60), Źák (1), Zak (18,896), Żak (155) & Zäk (1) are calculated separately.
Žák Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Žák Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Žák is borne by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Žak, Zák, Źák, Zak, Żak or Zäk. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Žák? popularity and diffusion
The last name Žák is the 88,457th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,341,842 people. The surname Žák is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žák live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
The last name Žák is most commonly occurring in Czechia, where it is carried by 4,340 people, or 1 in 2,450. In Czechia it is most common in: South Moravian Region, where 16 percent are found, Central Bohemian Region, where 11 percent are found and Vysočina Region, where 10 percent are found. Beside Czechia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 20 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.
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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
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- 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 Žák
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