Istók Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Istók Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Istók Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary2301:42,6794,556
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Istok (473), Ištók (224), Ištok (941) & Iśtok (1) are calculated separately.

Istók Last Name Facts

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

The surname Istók occurs in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Istok, Ištók, Ištok or Iśtok. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Istók? popularity and diffusion

Istók is the 1,041,601st most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. The last name Istók is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Istók live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Hungary, where it is carried by 230 people, or 1 in 42,679. In Hungary Istók is primarily concentrated in: Pest County, where 20 percent live, Budapest, where 18 percent live and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 17 percent live. Other than Hungary this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 3 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Istok93473/
Ištók93224/
Ištok87941/
Iśtok871/
Istak801,004/
Estók80272/
Istuk8029/
Istóková7724/
Isztok73134/
Ishtak73129/
Istock7347/
Istook7332/
Histok7330/
Istake7329/
Istakh7328/
Istaak7317/
Histak7314/
Isthak7310/
Ishtok737/
Istuck732/
Isttak731/
Ishtuk731/
Aistak731/
Istack731/
Ishtake67129/
Istahak6734/
Histake677/
Histock676/
Isteauk671/
Aistock671/
Aisthak671/
Iesthak671/
Ishtakh671/
Ishtaak671/

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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
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  • 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 Istók
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