Dusek Surname

117,534th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Dusek Surname Definition:

(Polish) Descendant of Dusek (little ghost or spirit).

Dusek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0281:119,70212,820
Austria2201:38,7076,231
Hungary1311:74,9337,599
Germany1231:654,51651,119
Turkey761:1,023,96646,041
England531:1,051,28451,324
Czechia511:208,49929,840
Poland421:904,97068,062
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Peru171:1,869,65424,503
France161:4,151,420237,746
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Panama51:782,45211,059
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

The alternate forms: Dušek (5,468) are calculated separately.

Dusek Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Descendant of Dusek (little ghost or spirit).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Dusek Last Name Facts

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

Dusek is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Dušek. For other possible spellings of Dusek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dusek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 117,534th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,860,492 people. The last name Dusek occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Dusek are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 3,028 people, or 1 in 119,702. In The United States Dusek is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 33 percent live, Illinois, where 8 percent live and Minnesota, where 5 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 32 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 6 percent live and Hungary, where 3 percent live.

Dusek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dusek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dusek last name grew 5,607 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dusek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dusek last name are 5.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.58% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dusek earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 45.02% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,112 per year; in United States they earn 4.66% more than the national average, earning $45,160 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.78% less than the national average, earning $46,813 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dušek935,468/
Duszek91363/
Dushek91233/
Dussek91117/
Dousek91102/
Duysek9167/
Dausek9112/
Duseck912/
Duisek912/
Dutsek911/
Dusiek911/
Duzsek911/
Duschek832,251/
Dusheck8374/
Dusheke8356/
Dusseck8319/
Duyseke838/
Duiseke834/
Dusscek831/
Dusehek830/
Dusik801,548/
Dusyk80441/
Dusík80273/
Dosek80265/
Dužek8029/
Disek8027/
Duzek8024/
Ducek8012/
Duček8011/
Dugek802/
Dusex801/
Dujek801/
Dusec801/
Duscheck7737/
Dusekova7733/
Dudschek7712/
Duysheke779/
Dauschek775/
Douschek772/
Dutsehke771/
Deusseuk771/
Duisecke770/
Dausheck770/
Duczek731,408/
Dussex73527/
Duszyk73472/
Doseck73298/
Dusick73201/
Dujsík73163/
Doušek73156/
Dutsyk7367/
Doucek7366/
Dishek7354/
Dujsik7351/
Duzsik7347/
Duszik7345/
Dissek7340/
Dussik7332/
Dushyk7329/
Duisik7324/
Dosiek7320/
Dujček7317/
Doshek7310/
Dushik737/
Douzek733/
Duscik733/
Duđček733/
Doszek732/
Dausex731/
Duscyk731/
Dusheq731/
Dussec731/
Dusiks731/
Dudsik731/
Doesek730/
Dugekt730/
Dujeck730/
Dujisk730/
Duseug730/
Duysekova71273/
Duisekova7146/
Dutscheck7139/
Dushekova716/
Dousekova711/
Doschek67120/
Duschik6772/
Dusceac6771/
Duskova6762/
Ducheck6757/
Dutchek6734/
Duyshekova6712/
Dischek677/
Duscheková674/
Dhisekh674/
Dudchek672/
Disseck671/
Duseequ671/
Dutczek671/
Douchek671/
Dusique671/
Deussik671/
Dudziek671/
Dosheck670/
Dousick670/

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