Köstek Surname

321,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Köstek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Köstek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,1621:66,9726,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

Köstek Last Name Facts

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

Köstek occurs most in Turkey. It can also appear as: Kostek or Koštěk. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Köstek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 321,153rd most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,266,162 people. The last name Köstek occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Köstek are found; 73 percent are found in West Asia and 73 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Köstek is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,162 people, or 1 in 66,972. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 46 percent reside, Ordu Province, where 12 percent reside and Sinop Province, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Turkey it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kostek941,900/
Kestek831,645/
Kastek83153/
Koštěk831/
Kosteck77114/
Kosztek7718/
Koestek771/
Kostik673,259/
Castek67144/
Kostík67134/
Kastik6749/
Kestik6725/
Costek6720/
Kästik6719/
Kastyk671/

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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 Köstek
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