Kostyak Surname

893,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Kostyak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kostyak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1381:1,044,37079,541
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

The alternate forms: Kostyák (128) are calculated separately.

Kostyak (15) may also be a first name.

Kostyak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kostyak (Russian: Костяк) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Kostyák. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kostyak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kostyak is the 893,754th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. The surname Kostyak occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Kostyak are found; 39 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 38 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Kostyak is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 15 people.

This surname is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 1,044,370. In Russia it is primarily found in: Pskov Oblast, where 23 percent are found, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where 17 percent are found and Moscow, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Russia this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Argentina, where 8 percent are found.

Kostyak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kostyak last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kostyak are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Kostyak earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.73% more than the national average, earning $47,781 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kostyak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kostyak in the Russian language
Костякkostak-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kostyak
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