Pestak Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Croatia

Pestak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pestak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

The alternate forms: Pešták (1) & Pešťák (119) are calculated separately.

Pestak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pestak (Russian: Пестак) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Pešták or Pešťák. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pestak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pestak is the 2,605,694th most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Pestak are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 59 percent live, New Mexico, where 27 percent live and Arizona, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States Pestak exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent live and Croatia, where 22 percent live.

Pestak Last Name Statistics demography

Pestak earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning $43,607 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piestak921/
Petak911,798/
Pešták891/
Petakh83489/
Pietak83223/
Pastak83148/
Pešťák83119/
Pistak8375/
Postak8367/
Petack8343/
Petake8311/
Pestok835/
Pethak835/
Peetak834/
Petaks833/
Peitak831/
Peatak831/
Phetak831/
Pettak831/
Pestakova808/
Poshtak77234/
Pasztak77120/
Pestock7766/
Pietack7747/
Pyshtak7738/
Pettack7718/
Petaske7716/
Pistack776/
Pasthak772/
Phetake771/
Petasck771/
Piethak771/
Pashtak771/
Pesztac771/
Pishtak771/
Hpeitak771/
Pitak734,747/
Peták73724/
Pytak73266/
Petok73230/
Petac73129/
Petók7310/
Peťak738/
Petag732/
Petakova71197/
Petaková711/
Pesteaux711/
Pisteauk710/
Pajtak67444/
Pithak67310/
Pastok67194/
Petock67188/
Phitak67169/
Pitake67130/
Paitak6789/
Pittak6762/
Paytak6753/
Petaux6749/
Pastag6747/
Peatac6746/
Pijtak6736/
Pisták6730/
Pitack6722/
Pitaks6711/
Pietag678/
Postac674/
Peatok673/
Pitauk673/
Postok673/
Pestogova672/
Paštak672/
Petakhova671/
Postag671/
Petľák671/
Pistakova671/
Posták671/
Phetchtak671/

Pestak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pestak in the Russian language
Пестакpestak-

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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 Pestak
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