Dostál Surname

134,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Dostál 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)'.

Dostál Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia3,2631:3,259299
Slovakia921:58,00511,195
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759

The alternate forms: Dostal (8,732) & Dostàl (2) are calculated separately.

Dostál 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

Dostál Last Name Facts

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

Dostál is more frequently found in Czechia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Dostal or Dostàl. Click here for further potential spellings of Dostál.

How Common Is The Last Name Dostál? popularity and diffusion

It is the 134,129th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,170,204 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Dostál live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Dostál is most frequently occurring in Czechia, where it is held by 3,263 people, or 1 in 3,259. In Czechia Dostál is primarily found in: Pardubice Region, where 20 percent reside, Hradec Králové Region, where 17 percent reside and Vysočina Region, where 10 percent reside. Barring Czechia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 3 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dostal948,732/
Dostàl942/
Dosztál9274/
Dostol8326/
Dostálová803,493/
Dostall77123/
Dosztal7741/
Dostale7713/
Dostail771/
Dosthal771/
Dostahl770/
Dosztálová751/
Dotal7359/
Dotol7350/
Doshtale711/
Dastol6723,933/
Dostalová673,560/
Dothal67150/
Dostał67105/
Dostalova6798/
Destal6781/
Dustal6756/
Dastal6744/
Dostoł6719/
Dotale6714/
Dotole6712/
Doutal676/
Destol675/
Dottal671/
Dotoll671/
Dotaul671/
Dostałová671/
Dhotal671/
Dustol670/

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