Koštek Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Koštek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Koštek Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1131:47,2259,049
Croatia221:192,20923,417
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937

The alternate forms: Kostek (1,900) & Koštěk (1) are calculated separately.

Koštek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Koštek occurs more in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Kostek or Koštěk. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Koštek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,465,390th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. Koštek occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Koštek reside; 85 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 85 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

Koštek is most frequent in Slovakia, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 47,225. In Slovakia it is most numerous in: Žilina Region, where 88 percent live, Banská Bystrica Region, where 9 percent live and Prešov Region, where 2 percent live. Besides Slovakia Koštek exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 15 percent live and Czechia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kostek941,900/
Koštěk941/
Košteková8064/
Kosteck77114/
Kosztek7718/
Kosteke7713/
Kostecke71118/
Kotsteck711/
Kousteik711/
Kostyk677,064/
Kostik673,259/
Kastek67153/
Kostík67134/
Costek6720/
Kostekova6717/
Kostec678/
Kosteková671/
Koštěková671/
Kostedtke670/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Koštek
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