Shestak Surname

55,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Belarus

Shestak Surname User-submission:

The surname Shestak is a variant of Shostak; also an anglicization of a few Slavic surnames like Šesták or Šestak.

Shestak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3,2281:14,1021,860
Russia3,1991:45,0536,014
Belarus2,1981:4,323516
United States1881:1,927,973124,806
Kazakhstan1811:97,69310,929
Kyrgyzstan201:298,63326,437
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Transnistria51:94,94011,199
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England31:18,572,686338,250
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Shestak Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Shestak is a variant of Shostak; also an anglicization of a few Slavic surnames like Šesták or Šestak.

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Shestak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shestak (Georgian: შესტაკ, Russian: Шестак) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shestak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 55,947th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 803,301 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Shestak reside; 81 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 81 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 3,228 people, or 1 in 14,102. In Ukraine it is primarily concentrated in: Donetsk Oblast, where 16 percent live, Chernihiv Oblast, where 14 percent live and Zakarpattia Oblast, where 11 percent live. Apart from Ukraine Shestak is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 35 percent live and Belarus, where 24 percent live.

Shestak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shestak has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 989 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shestak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (84%) in Belarus, Orthodox (75%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Shestak surname are 18.38% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 65.15% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shestak earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.83% less than the national average, earning $41,064 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.63% more than the national average, earning $61,918 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shestak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shestak in the Georgian language
შესტაკshestak-
Shestak in the Russian language
Шестакsestak-

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