Kostak Surname

159,381st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kostak Surname User-submission:

The Kostak surname means 'well-dressed person', 'pompous', 'flirtatious'.

Kostak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2,0661:37,6683,947
Ukraine4031:112,96016,102
United States2091:1,734,253114,535
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Austria131:655,03358,041
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Kosták (3), Köstak (1), Košták (1) & Košťák (308) are calculated separately.

Kostak (18) may also be a first name.

Kostak Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kostak surname means 'well-dressed person', 'pompous', 'flirtatious'.

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Kostak Last Name Facts

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

Kostak (Georgian: კოსტაკ, Russian: Костак) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Kosták, Köstak, Košták or Košťák. For other possible spellings of Kostak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kostak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 159,381st most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,661,631 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Kostak reside; 68 percent reside in West Asia and 68 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 18 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is carried by 2,066 people, or 1 in 37,668. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Izmir Province, where 17 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 13 percent reside and Konya Province, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Turkey it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Kostak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kostak surname is principally Catholic (59%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kostak are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

Kostak earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3% less than the national average, earning $41,853 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kostak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kostak in the Georgian language
კოსტაკkostak-
Kostak in the Russian language
Костакkostak-

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