Žáček Surname

161,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Žáček Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Žáček 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
Czechia2,4391:4,360452
Slovakia2521:21,1763,401
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Žaček (130), Záček (7), Začek (13) & Zacek (859) are calculated separately.

Žáček Last Name Facts

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

The last name Žáček is held by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Žaček, Záček, Začek or Zacek. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Žáček? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 161,702nd most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,707,112 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žáček reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Žáček is most commonly occurring in Czechia, where it is borne by 2,439 people, or 1 in 4,360. In Czechia Žáček is most numerous in: South Moravian Region, where 14 percent live, Prague, where 12 percent live and Moravian-Silesian Region, where 12 percent live. Barring Czechia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 9 percent live and Germany, 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
Žaček93130/
Záček937/
Začek8713/
Zacek80859/
Žáčik80218/
Sáček8087/
Žoček8069/
Žuček8036/
Žůček806/
Žáčík802/
Žáčeková7711/
Žiaček7387/
Česk671/
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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 Žáček
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