Dostal Surname

57,946th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Dostal Surname User-submission:

This surname is a nickname for a reliable, trustworthy person, from the Czech word dostát (slovu), meaning 'keep, abide by (one's word)'.

Dostal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia3,4061:3,122273
United States2,4711:146,68515,143
Germany9251:87,03310,975
Austria8251:10,3221,387
Poland1851:205,45327,329
Argentina1571:272,25121,915
Croatia1521:27,8205,749
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Australia831:325,24927,873
Turkey551:1,414,93556,482
France471:1,413,249138,595
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
Slovenia411:60,6759,198
Romania281:717,06748,956
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Slovakia231:232,02036,711
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
England171:3,277,533109,658
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1591:315,84124,783

The alternate forms: Dostál (3,358) & Dostàl (2) are calculated separately.

Dostal (38) may also be a first name.

Dostal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is a nickname for a reliable, trustworthy person, from the Czech word dostát (slovu), meaning 'keep, abide by (one's word)'.

- Junie

Dostal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dostal (Russian: Досталь) occurs most in Czechia. It can occur as a variant: Dostál or Dostàl. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dostal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dostal is the 57,946th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 834,579 people. The last name Dostal is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Dostal live; 42 percent live in Eastern Europe and 41 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Dostal is also the 1,662,754th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 38 people.

Dostal is most commonly held in Czechia, where it is carried by 3,406 people, or 1 in 3,122. In Czechia it is most prevalent in: Olomouc Region, where 30 percent reside, Moravian-Silesian Region, where 18 percent reside and South Moravian Region, where 15 percent reside. Other than Czechia Dostal occurs in 46 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Germany, where 11 percent reside.

Dostal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dostal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dostal surname expanded 1,554 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 425 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dostal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dostal surname are 13.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dostal earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.16% more than the national average, earning $46,670 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.11% less than the national average, earning $49,131 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dostál943,358/
Dostàl942/
Dostall92123/
Dosztal9241/
Dostale9213/
Dosthal921/
Dostail921/
Dostahl920/
Dotal9159/
Doshtale861/
Dothal83150/
Dostał83105/
Destal8381/
Dustal8356/
Dastal8344/
Dostol8326/
Dotale8314/
Doutal836/
Dotaul831/
Dhotal831/
Dottal831/
Dostalová803,560/
Dostalova8098/
Dodtale77341/
Destaul77326/
Dosztál7774/
Dhotale7718/
Dotahal7717/
Douthal7715/
Destail779/
Destall771/
Dohtale771/
Dastall771/
Doteale771/
Dustale771/
Dustall770/
Dosztalová751/
Datal734,210/
Dotol7350/
Douthall7146/
Dodtalle7112/
Dotalova7111/
Dusthall718/
Doutault714/
Dhodtale711/
Dodthale711/
Dastol6723,933/
Dostálová673,493/
Dhatal67409/
Datale67149/
Ddatal67131/
Dathal67130/
Dattal6741/
Datall6738/
Dataal6722/
Dostoł6719/
Dotole6712/
Destol675/
Dautal672/
Dotoll671/
Dostałová671/
Datalh671/
Datail671/
Dustol670/
Deutal670/

Dostal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dostal in the Russian language
Достальdostal-

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