Surname PASEK

People with the surname PASEK in the PESEL register on 20 January 2026: 2,550 men and 2,691 women. Most registered in: MAŁOPOLSKIE.

6 verified statements · 1 possible finding

male

2,550people in the PESEL register · 20 January 2026

about 1 in 8,313

Most registered in: MAŁOPOLSKIE (17.5%, 20 January 2026)

female

2,691people in the PESEL register · 20 January 2026

about 1 in 8,012

Most registered in: MAŁOPOLSKIE (17.3%, 20 January 2026)

Each 1-in-X is computed within its own dataset. The datasets are different sizes, so these two figures are not compared with each other.

How many people have this surname?

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How many people have this surname?

The PESEL register publishes two separate surname lists, male and female. We show each figure on its own and never add them up.

male

2,550 people were registered with the surname PASEK (male) in the PESEL register on 20 January 2026.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

female

2,691 people were registered with the surname PASEK (female) in the PESEL register on 20 January 2026.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

The male and female datasets are separate and are never summed.

How rare is this surname?

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How rare is this surname?

“1 in X” means that roughly one in every X people on this list has this surname. The bigger X, the rarer the name. The rank counts from the most common surname on the list.

male

about 1 in 8,313

#962 rank on the surname list

About 1 in 8,313 people counted in the PESEL register (male) bore the surname PASEK on 20 January 2026.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

PASEK (male) ranked 962 among the surnames in this dataset.

Neighbours on the list
  1. #960WÓJCIAK2,557
  2. #961WEBER2,555
  3. #962PASEK this surname2,550
  4. #963BOGDAN2,547
  5. #964WALCZYK2,545

female

about 1 in 8,012

#920 rank on the surname list

About 1 in 8,012 people counted in the PESEL register (female) bore the surname PASEK on 20 January 2026.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

PASEK (female) ranked 920 among the surnames in this dataset.

Neighbours on the list
  1. #918BRODOWSKA2,699
  2. #919WIELGUS2,692
  3. #920PASEK this surname2,691
  4. #921CHROBAK2,689
  5. #922MACH2,682

Two places above and two below on the same list. Surnames with the same count share a place.

Where is it most often registered?

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Where is it most often registered?

The map and the list show the voivodeships where people with this surname have a registered permanent address. The brighter the colour and the longer the bar, the bigger the share.

male

Among the 2,316 people with the surname PASEK (male) who had a registered voivodeship on 20 January 2026, 17.5% were registered in MAŁOPOLSKIE.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

DOLNOŚLĄSKIE: 9.0% (209)KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE: 2.2% (51)LUBELSKIE: 6.4% (148)LUBUSKIE: 1.9% (45)ŁÓDZKIE: 3.2% (75)MAŁOPOLSKIE: 17.5% (405)MAZOWIECKIE: 12.5% (290)OPOLSKIE: 1.4% (32)PODKARPACKIE: 13.9% (322)PODLASKIE: 0.6% (14)POMORSKIE: 2.1% (49)ŚLĄSKIE: 14.6% (337)ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKIE: 9.0% (208)WARMIŃSKO-MAZURSKIE: 0.2% (5)WIELKOPOLSKIE: 2.5% (59)ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE: 2.9% (67)

Hover over or tap a voivodeship to see its figures.

Share of people with a registered voivodeship, lowest first:
  • 0%–4%
  • 4%–8%
  • 8%–12%
  • 12%–16%
  • 16%–20%
  • not listed in the dataset — not zero
Shares are of the people with a registered voivodeship, not of every bearer of the surname.
VoivodeshipShareCount
MAŁOPOLSKIE17.5%405
ŚLĄSKIE14.6%337
PODKARPACKIE13.9%322
MAZOWIECKIE12.5%290
DOLNOŚLĄSKIE9.0%209
ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKIE9.0%208
LUBELSKIE6.4%148
ŁÓDZKIE3.2%75
ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE2.9%67
WIELKOPOLSKIE2.5%59
KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE2.2%51
POMORSKIE2.1%49
LUBUSKIE1.9%45
OPOLSKIE1.4%32
PODLASKIE0.6%14
WARMIŃSKO-MAZURSKIE0.2%5

female

Among the 2,491 people with the surname PASEK (female) who had a registered voivodeship on 20 January 2026, 17.3% were registered in MAŁOPOLSKIE.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

DOLNOŚLĄSKIE: 9.8% (244)KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE: 1.8% (45)LUBELSKIE: 6.9% (173)LUBUSKIE: 1.6% (41)ŁÓDZKIE: 3.1% (78)MAŁOPOLSKIE: 17.3% (430)MAZOWIECKIE: 12.3% (307)OPOLSKIE: 1.4% (35)PODKARPACKIE: 14.1% (350)PODLASKIE: 0.7% (18)POMORSKIE: 1.8% (46)ŚLĄSKIE: 14.5% (361)ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKIE: 9.1% (226)WARMIŃSKO-MAZURSKIE: 0.3% (8)WIELKOPOLSKIE: 2.2% (56)ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE: 2.9% (73)

Hover over or tap a voivodeship to see its figures.

Share of people with a registered voivodeship, lowest first:
  • 0%–4%
  • 4%–8%
  • 8%–12%
  • 12%–16%
  • 16%–20%
  • not listed in the dataset — not zero
Shares are of the people with a registered voivodeship, not of every bearer of the surname.
VoivodeshipShareCount
MAŁOPOLSKIE17.3%430
ŚLĄSKIE14.5%361
PODKARPACKIE14.1%350
MAZOWIECKIE12.3%307
DOLNOŚLĄSKIE9.8%244
ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKIE9.1%226
LUBELSKIE6.9%173
ŁÓDZKIE3.1%78
ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE2.9%73
WIELKOPOLSKIE2.2%56
POMORSKIE1.8%46
KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE1.8%45
LUBUSKIE1.6%41
OPOLSKIE1.4%35
PODLASKIE0.7%18
WARMIŃSKO-MAZURSKIE0.3%8

How did this count change between editions of the list?

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How did this count change between editions of the list?

The PESEL register publishes its lists every year. We show the number of people with this surname on each edition, beside how the whole list changed. We say what changed, not why.

male

The number of people with the surname PASEK (male) in the PESEL register changed from 2,615 on 30 June 2019 to 2,550 on 20 January 2026: −2.5%. The whole list changed by +6.7% between those editions.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

As ofShare of the listPeople
30 June 2019*1 in 7,5952,615
22 January 20201 in 7,6112,612
1 February 20211 in 7,6702,606
27 January 20221 in 7,8072,588
30 January 20231 in 8,0682,579
19 January 20241 in 8,1562,572
22 January 20251 in 8,2442,559
20 January 20261 in 8,3132,550

* The 2019 files describe their contents in fewer words than the later ones. We read them as the same list: people with their current surname.

female

The number of people with the surname PASEK (female) in the PESEL register changed from 2,791 on 30 June 2019 to 2,691 on 20 January 2026: −3.6%. The whole list changed by +6.5% between those editions.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

As ofShare of the listPeople
30 June 2019*1 in 7,2552,791
22 January 20201 in 7,2682,782
2 February 20211 in 7,3102,772
27 January 2022The publisher's file dated 27 January 2022 repeats the data of the previous edition, so it is not shown as an edition of its own.
30 January 20231 in 7,7852,745
19 January 20241 in 7,9002,719
22 January 20251 in 7,9822,698
20 January 20261 in 8,0122,691

* The 2019 files describe their contents in fewer words than the later ones. We read them as the same list: people with their current surname.

What does this surname mean?

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What does this surname mean?

We give a meaning only when a scholarly work supports it. We don't guess.

This is a scholarly interpretation, not a measured value. Surname origins are often contested.

Z imienia Paweł wywodzą się nazwiska: […] Pasek

PossibleScholarly workPoland · ks. Józef Buryan · 1933

Root
Paweł
Type
other

Where does it appear in old print?

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Where does it appear in old print?

Polona, the National Library's digital library, searches its catalogue and the text of its scanned pages. We show how many results it returns for this word, and from which years.

The word PASEK appears on 57,383 pages of works not under copyright and in 356 catalogue records in Polona (searched on 1 October 2026).

VerifiedDigital libraryPoland · Biblioteka Narodowa · 1 October 2026

These are search results for the word in any inflected form. Some may be another meaning of the same spelling, and they are not a count of people or of mentions of anyone's family.

Pages by date of publication
  1. before 180016
  2. 1800–18491,784
  3. 1850–189917,328
  4. 1900–191810,808
  5. 1919–193922,455
  6. 1940 on4,950

Catalogue records by kind

  • Books70
  • Prints and drawings41
  • E-books9
  • Ephemera8
  • Periodicals5
  • Photographs4

Most common places of publication

  • Warszawa28,263
  • Kraków6,317
  • Lwów5,168
  • Poznań3,087
  • Wilno1,069
  • Katowice741

Example pages in the public domain

„PASEK (do siebie): Do kaduka, to jakiś początkujący!...”

Błąd drukarski : krotochwila w jednym akcie1921 · p. 11 · Polona, Biblioteka NarodowaOpen the page in Polona

„mouogram „J, R. 3“ z koroną turkusowy, pasek żółto-biały granat, c.”

Informacyjny Kalendarz Wojskowy na Rok .. R. 10 (1936)1936 · p. 380 · Polona, Biblioteka NarodowaOpen the page in Polona

„, pasek biały; 15 „ — biało-szkarłatny; 16 ,, ,, — granatowo-biały, pasek szkar łatny; 17 „ — biało-żółty”

Kalendarz Informacyjny dla Podoficerów Zawodowych na Rok .. R. 3 (1929)1929 · p. 319 · Polona, Biblioteka NarodowaOpen the page in Polona

Which localities have this name?

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Which localities have this name?

The TERYT register, Poland's official list of localities, holds localities named the same as this surname. We show them with their gmina, powiat and voivodeship.

The TERYT register lists 1 locality named PASEK (as of 1 January 2026).

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · GUS · 1 January 2026

A shared name in the register. It does not say where the surname began, or that the surname and these places are connected.

  • Pasekvillagegmina Klembów, powiat wołomiński, MAZOWIECKIE voivodeship

Who well known has this surname?

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Who well known has this surname?

Wikidata, the open knowledge base behind Wikipedia, lists people with this surname. Polish citizens come first, and among them those the most Wikipedia articles are written about.

Wikidata lists 8 people with the surname PASEK who have a Wikipedia article (as of 4 October 2026).

VerifiedSourceWorldwide · Wikidata · 4 October 2026

Sharing a surname does not mean being related. Wikidata is edited by volunteers and can be wrong.

  1. Andrzej Pasekb. 1974Polish sportspersonWikipediaWikidata
  2. Zbigniew Pasekb. 1958Polish religious studies scholarWikipediaWikidata
  3. Edward Pasek1915–1983WikipediaWikidata

The other people (5) will be in the “Surname and family” report.

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How do we know?

Sources on this page

  • Official data Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji — Nazwiska występujące w rejestrze PESEL · 20 January 2026 · CC0 1.0 · Dane pochodzą z rejestru PESEL, Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, dane.gov.pl (CC0 1.0) · dane.gov.pl
  • Scholarly work ks. Józef Buryan — Skąd pochodzi twoje imię i nazwisko i nazwa miejscowości rodzinnej? (Zwięzły zarys imiennictwa polskiego) · 1933 · s. 7 (skan ZBC oai:zbc.uz.zgora.pl:82526, str. PDF 9)
  • Digital library Biblioteka Narodowa — Polona · Polona, Biblioteka Narodowa · polona.pl
  • Official data GUS — TERYT · 1 January 2026 · api.stat.gov.pl
  • Source Wikidata · CC0 · wikidata.org
How to read these figures
  • Wykaz nazwisk męskich osób żyjących (wg pola nazwisko aktualne) występujących w rejestrze PESEL, stan na 20.01.2026
  • Surnames occurring once are not published; absence from the dataset is not zero.
  • The publisher does not state whether the split is by a person's sex or by the grammatical gender of the surname form. The datasets are therefore neither summed nor compared numerically.
  • The male and female datasets are separate and are never summed.
  • Wykaz nazwisk żeńskich osób żyjących (wg pola nazwisko aktualne) występujących w rejestrze PESEL, stan na 20.01.2026
  • Denominator: 21,197,537 people counted in the PESEL register — the sum of the published counts in this dataset, not Poland's population.
  • The 1-in-X figure is rounded; the count of people is exact.
  • Denominator: 21,560,302 people counted in the PESEL register — the sum of the published counts in this dataset, not Poland's population.
  • A permanent registered residence is an address in the register — not an actual address, and not information about a family's roots.
  • Shares are of the people with a registered voivodeship, not of every bearer of the surname.
  • The size of the list itself changes between editions, so beside the count we show the share of that edition's list (“1 in X”).
  • This is a scholarly interpretation, not a measured value.
  • Polona's figures are search results for the word in any inflected form, in the catalogue and in the text of pages of works not under copyright; not every result is the surname.
  • A shared name in the register. It does not say where the surname began, or that the surname and these places are connected.
  • Whole localities only, as SIMC lists them, without parts of a locality, under the register's official name.
  • The people from Wikidata share the surname; that does not mean they are related to each other or to anyone. No date of death in Wikidata does not mean a person is living.

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