Garstka Surname

135,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Garstka Surname User-submission:

The Garstka surname means 'handful' in Polish.

Garstka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2,8731:13,2301,900
Brazil1901:1,126,70739,309
Germany1521:529,64144,407
Slovakia311:172,14429,813
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
France211:3,162,987209,042
England111:5,065,278148,650
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Norway61:857,04855,549
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Garstka Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Garstka surname means 'handful' in Polish.

- octavianmax

The Garstka surname means 'handful bunch'.

- httpviz

Garstka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Garstka (Russian: Гарстка) is more commonly found in Poland than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Garstka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garstka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 135,143rd most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,189,767 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Garstka live; 88 percent live in Eastern Europe and 88 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Poland, where it is borne by 2,873 people, or 1 in 13,230. Beside Poland it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 6 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.

Garstka Last Name Statistics demography

Garstka earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 7.65% more than the national average, earning $53,482 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garsztka93688/
Gaarstka930/
Gorstka86149/
Garstki8647/
Garztka8647/
Garsdka863/
Harstka861/
Garsztko801/
Arztka771/
Gorstkaya751/
Horstka71242/
Gorstko7130/
Gorstkiy674/
Orstkho57167/
Horstko573/
Horstkott5033/

Garstka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garstka in the Russian language
Гарсткаgarstka-

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