Starek Surname

208,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,988 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Starek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Starek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland8351:45,5197,159
United States5201:697,03655,176
Austria1491:57,1518,936
Germany1091:738,58255,640
Croatia781:54,21310,290
Czechia681:156,37524,047
France531:1,253,259128,888
Slovakia491:108,90720,583
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Serbia181:396,94217,613
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
England41:13,929,515290,718
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Guam11:160,1214,893
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Stárek (985) are calculated separately.

Starek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Starek (Russian: Старек) occurs most in Poland. It can also be rendered as: Stárek. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Starek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 208,113th most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,665,768 people. Starek occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Starek reside; 48 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 48 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 835 people, or 1 in 45,519. Apart from Poland this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Austria, where 7 percent live.

Starek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Starek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Starek last name rose 52,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Starek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Starek last name are 23.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76.47% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Starek earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.97% more than the national average, earning $44,860 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.47% more than the national average, earning $53,893 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stárek94985/
Stareck9243/
Sztarek9234/
Starzek929/
Stareks928/
Starrek921/
Starreck8612/
Starzhek8610/
Stareike862/
Stareuck861/
Staryk831,425/
Starik83822/
Storek83471/
Starec83399/
Starex839/
Sterek834/
Starík831/
Stareková8019/
Starekova801/
Starykh774,998/
Starzyk774,506/
Starzec773,165/
Starick771,140/
Storeck7742/
Storzek7714/
Starigk7713/
Shtarik777/
Starikh774/
Shtaryk773/
Starzik771/
Sztárek771/
Starrex771/
Sterekh771/
Stereck771/
Sztorek771/
Stereik770/
Starecková755/
Stareckova753/
Starkova7123,341/
Starrick71161/
Starzhyk7122/
Starkowa711/
Storreck711/
Štareikė711/
Staroick710/
Steereck710/
Starikova6723,920/
Starykova673,034/
Štorek67498/
Staric67154/
Shtarkova67153/
Stařík6769/
Starig6718/
Storyk6718/
Starix6713/
Starruick6712/
Starecová6712/
Staregová679/
Sterik676/
Storik676/
Starjkova675/
Sterec674/
Stořek674/
Stáreková673/
Storex671/
Starikowa671/
Storeq671/

Starek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Starek in the Russian language
Старекstarek-

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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 Starek
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