Dostál Surname
Approximately 3,358 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 3,263 | 1:3,259 | 299 |
| Slovakia | 92 | 1:58,005 | 11,195 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
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)'.
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Where Does The Last Name Dostál Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dostál occurs most in Czechia. It can also be rendered as: Dostal or Dostàl. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dostál? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 134,129th most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,170,204 people. The last name Dostál occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Dostál are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Czechia, where it is carried by 3,263 people, or 1 in 3,259. In Czechia Dostál is mostly concentrated in: Pardubice Region, where 20 percent live, Hradec Králové Region, where 17 percent live and Vysočina Region, where 10 percent live. Excluding Czechia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 3 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dostal | 94 | 8,732 | / |
| Dostàl | 94 | 2 | / |
| Dosztál | 92 | 74 | / |
| Dostol | 83 | 26 | / |
| Dostálová | 80 | 3,493 | / |
| Dostall | 77 | 123 | / |
| Dosztal | 77 | 41 | / |
| Dostale | 77 | 13 | / |
| Dostail | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dosthal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dostahl | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dosztálová | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dotal | 73 | 59 | / |
| Dotol | 73 | 50 | / |
| Doshtale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dastol | 67 | 23,933 | / |
| Dostalová | 67 | 3,560 | / |
| Dothal | 67 | 150 | / |
| Dostał | 67 | 105 | / |
| Dostalova | 67 | 98 | / |
| Destal | 67 | 81 | / |
| Dustal | 67 | 56 | / |
| Dastal | 67 | 44 | / |
| Dostoł | 67 | 19 | / |
| Dotale | 67 | 14 | / |
| Dotole | 67 | 12 | / |
| Doutal | 67 | 6 | / |
| Destol | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dottal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dotoll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dotaul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dostałová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhotal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dustol | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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