Shestak Surname
Approximately 9,072 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 3,228 | 1:14,102 | 1,860 |
| Russia | 3,199 | 1:45,053 | 6,014 |
| Belarus | 2,198 | 1:4,323 | 516 |
| United States | 188 | 1:1,927,973 | 124,806 |
| Kazakhstan | 181 | 1:97,693 | 10,929 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 20 | 1:298,633 | 26,437 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Moldova | 8 | 1:445,171 | 30,722 |
| Transnistria | 5 | 1:94,940 | 11,199 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
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) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shestak? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 55,947th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 803,301 people. The surname Shestak occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Shestak are found; 81 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 81 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
Shestak is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 3,228 people, or 1 in 14,102. In Ukraine Shestak is most frequent 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 prevalency of Shestak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shestak surname expanded 989 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shestak Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Shestak surname is primarily Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (84%) in Belarus, Orthodox (75%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Shestak surname are 18.38% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national 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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shestak in the Georgian language | ||
| შესტაკ | shestak | - |
| Shestak in the Russian language | ||
| Шестак | sestak | - |
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