Prostak Surname

204,158th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,036 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Prostak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prostak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland9501:40,0096,273
Ukraine4041:112,68016,068
Russia2581:558,61650,186
Belarus1851:51,3578,781
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
France321:2,075,710171,237
Austria201:425,77243,235
Israel201:427,88233,464
England121:4,643,172139,951
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Norway71:734,61250,907
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

The alternate forms: Prosták (1) are calculated separately.

Prostak (13) may also be a first name.

Prostak Last Name Facts

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

Prostak (Russian: Простак) is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Prosták. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prostak? popularity and diffusion

Prostak is the 204,158th most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,579,345 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Prostak live; 84 percent live in Eastern Europe and 47 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Prostak is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 13 people.

This surname is most frequent in Poland, where it is held by 950 people, or 1 in 40,009. Besides Poland this surname exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 20 percent live and Russia, where 13 percent live.

Prostak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Prostak last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Prostak earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.4% less than the national average, earning $34,779 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.56% less than the national average, earning $34,995 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prosták951/
Prostack9312/
Prostaks933/
Prostok8612/
Prestak867/
Prostac862/
Prostakova821,116/
Prostock8012/
Prestok7143/
Prostokova7138/
Preztak7127/
Prostacova715/
Prastakova715/
Prestag713/
Prashtakova676/
Presthaug6360/
Prestoc573/

Prostak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prostak in the Russian language
Простакprostak-

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