Postek Surname

216,437th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,896 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Postek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Postek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,6711:22,7463,440
United States1311:2,766,862164,942
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Austria161:532,21549,801
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Croatia91:469,84536,710
England81:6,964,757184,742
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France31:22,140,907385,998
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Poštek (176) & Poštěk (1) are calculated separately.

Postek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Postek occurs more in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Poštek or Poštěk. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Postek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 216,437th most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,843,642 people. Postek occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Postek are found; 89 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 88 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Postek is most prevalent in Poland, where it is carried by 1,671 people, or 1 in 22,746. Other than Poland this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Postek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Postek surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

Postek earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.62% less than the national average, earning $38,998 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poštek94176/
Posthek9214/
Posteck921/
Poštěk891/
Poushtek861/
Postec83918/
Pustek8358/
Postik8355/
Pestek8355/
Postyk8311/
Pastek836/
Postekova802/
Postick7720/
Postike7720/
Pusteke771/
Pausteck7114/
Postkova712/
Postique711/
Postic671,146/
Peštek67144/
Pošteková6770/
Pastik6751/
Postikova6724/
Pustik6719/
Pastekova6711/
Puštek6711/
Postykova679/
Pasteková676/
Pestec676/
Pestík675/
Pustyk674/
Paštek674/
Poustkova673/
Postig672/
Pestik672/
Poštekova671/
Pesteg671/

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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 Postek
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