Stanek Surname

25,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Stanek Surname Definition:

(Polish) Descendant of Stanek, a pet form of Stanislaw (camp, glorious).

Stanek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland9,0101:4,219452
United States6,9641:52,0486,264
Czechia1,4341:7,415928
Germany1,2841:62,6998,051
Austria9631:8,8431,143
Slovakia2541:21,0103,357
Canada1681:219,31921,150
Indonesia1651:801,51060,937
Australia1451:186,17718,652
France1051:632,59782,532
Switzerland1041:78,9709,101
Slovenia1031:24,1525,221
England731:763,26141,903
Argentina651:657,59145,740
Denmark541:104,5329,834
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Croatia371:114,28717,308
Hungary301:327,20924,029
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Sweden201:492,33835,486
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Norway111:467,48139,375
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Wales41:773,63329,106
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
China31:455,773,85521,925
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1521:330,38625,648

The alternate forms: Staněk (5,251), Stañek (11), Stánek (1) & Štánek (1) are calculated separately.

Stanek (13) may also be a first name.

Stanek Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Descendant of Stanek, a pet form of Stanislaw (camp, glorious).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Stanek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stanek (Russian: Станек) is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Staněk, Stañek, Stánek or Štánek. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stanek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 25,440th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 343,866 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Stanek live; 51 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Stanek is also the 3,159,357th most numerous given name worldwide It is held by 13 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Poland, where it is held by 9,010 people, or 1 in 4,219. Excluding Poland this surname is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Czechia, where 7 percent reside.

Stanek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stanek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stanek last name increased 4,582 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stanek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Stanek are 12.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.51% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stanek earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 386.68% more than the national average, earning R 1,156,540 per year; in United States they earn 8.64% more than the national average, earning $46,878 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.16% less than the national average, earning $49,109 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Staněk945,251/
Stañek9411/
Stánek941/
Staniek923,366/
Stannek92655/
Staneck92215/
Staneke92175/
Sztanek92173/
Stasnek9222/
Stanekk923/
Stahnek922/
Steanek921/
Stainek921/
Štánek891/
Stanneck8666/
Stanieck864/
Shtaynek862/
Staneack861/
Stanik834,455/
Staník83689/
Stanec83337/
Stenek83161/
Stonek8369/
Stanyk8350/
Stanex8349/
Staneková80173/
Stanekova8014/
Staniec772,558/
Statnik77638/
Statnyk77556/
Stanick77459/
Stoneck77296/
Steneck77293/
Sztanik7762/
Staniok7757/
Steinek7751/
Sthanik7733/
Stanieg7729/
Stannik7723/
Stajnik7719/
Stanisk7715/
Stainik7711/
Stajník776/
Stanike775/
Statník773/
Steenek772/
Sztonek772/
Shtanyk772/
Stahnik771/
Steneak771/
Staneic771/
Stanoik771/
Steynek771/
Steniek771/
Stanesc771/
Stannex771/
Stoneke770/
Sztaneková753/
Sztanekova751/
Stankova718,121/
Statnykh71790/
Steineke71483/
Steineck71341/
Steeneck71260/
Statnick7149/
Stannick7121/
Staniske719/
Shtatnyk718/
Stadtnyk717/
Stanicke715/
Stanisck713/
Stainieg711/
Steamnik711/
Stanizke711/
Stonieck711/
Stonneck711/
Steeneik711/
Stamnick711/
Stajniec711/
Stajniok711/
Steneyck710/
Stanic672,667/
Staníková67607/
Shtankova67155/
Stonik67133/
Stanig67103/
Stonex6799/
Stenyk6791/
Staniková6780/
Shtatnykh6776/
Stanikova6741/
Stenik6736/
Stánec6724/
Staněková6720/
Stonyk6713/
Stanix674/
Stoneg673/
Stainicke673/
Stanykova673/
Sztankova672/
Stonec672/
Steankova671/
Stănik671/
Steinneck671/
Stañik671/
Steineake670/

Stanek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stanek in the Russian language
Станекstanek-

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Stanek Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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