Bestjak Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Bestjak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bestjak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Beštjak (12) are calculated separately.

Bestjak Last Name Facts

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

Bestjak is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Beštjak. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bestjak? popularity and diffusion

Bestjak is the 6,063,924th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Bestjak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bestjak reside; 50 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 50 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 497,535. Outside of Slovenia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 40 percent are found and Italy, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beštjak9512/
Bestyak861/
Biestzak801/
Bejzak7766/
Betyak774/
Beschtiak7521/
Bistiak7138/
Bistyak7113/
Bettsak7110/
Vistjak718/
Vestyak717/
Betiake711/
Biszjak711/
Beitsak711/
Bystiak711/
Bettsack6749/
Bistayok678/
Bestayoc674/
Bitzjack671/

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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 Bestjak
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