Soták Surname

390,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 906 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Soták Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soták Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia8441:6,323568
Czechia591:180,22826,726
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Sotak (1,057) & Šoták (1) are calculated separately.

Soták Last Name Facts

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

The last name Soták is found most in Slovakia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Sotak or Šoták. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Soták? popularity and diffusion

It is the 390,762nd most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 8,043,649 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Soták reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Slovakia, where it is held by 844 people, or 1 in 6,323. In Slovakia Soták is primarily found in: Košice Region, where 74 percent reside, Prešov Region, where 24 percent reside and Bratislava Region, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Slovakia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 7 percent reside and Hungary, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sotak931,057/
Šoták931/
Szoták91824/
Szosták838/
Sotok8026/
Sotáková77719/
Sotákova771/
Sostak73382/
Sotack73208/
Szotak73131/
Sottak7387/
Soytok7366/
Šosták7345/
Sotake7317/
Sothok7313/
Sotock7311/
Sostok737/
Sothak736/
Shotak735/
Sotayk734/
Sootak733/
Sošťák733/
Sootok731/
Szotàk731/
Szotok731/
Soztak731/
Soytak731/
Sotaks731/
Szotáková7156/
Shostak6717,899/
Sotoike671,664/
Szostok67749/
Sostack67128/
Sostaks6796/
Shostok6768/
Soistak6739/
Sostock6717/
Sotakke6712/
Soutack6711/
Siostak679/
Szoztak678/
Sotakhe674/
Soutock674/
Soothok674/
Shotack673/
Shoutak672/
Souttok671/
Shotouk671/
Soutosk671/
Shootak670/

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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 Soták
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