Starek Surname
Approximately 1,988 people bear this surname
Starek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 835 | 1:45,519 | 7,159 |
| United States | 520 | 1:697,036 | 55,176 |
| Austria | 149 | 1:57,151 | 8,936 |
| Germany | 109 | 1:738,582 | 55,640 |
| Croatia | 78 | 1:54,213 | 10,290 |
| Czechia | 68 | 1:156,375 | 24,047 |
| France | 53 | 1:1,253,259 | 128,888 |
| Slovakia | 49 | 1:108,907 | 20,583 |
| Argentina | 40 | 1:1,068,585 | 65,578 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Serbia | 18 | 1:396,942 | 17,613 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Stárek (985) are calculated separately.
Starek Demographics
Average Starek Salary in
United States
$44,860 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Starek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Starek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Starek (Russian: Старек) is held by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Stárek. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Starek? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 208,113th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,665,768 people. The surname Starek is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Starek reside; 48 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 48 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
The surname is most frequently held in Poland, where it is held by 835 people, or 1 in 45,519. Aside from Poland it exists in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Austria, where 7 percent are found.
Starek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Starek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Starek surname expanded 52,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Starek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Starek surname are 23.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76.47% being registered with the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stárek | 94 | 985 | / |
| Stareck | 92 | 43 | / |
| Sztarek | 92 | 34 | / |
| Starzek | 92 | 9 | / |
| Stareks | 92 | 8 | / |
| Starrek | 92 | 1 | / |
| Starreck | 86 | 12 | / |
| Starzhek | 86 | 10 | / |
| Stareike | 86 | 2 | / |
| Stareuck | 86 | 1 | / |
| Staryk | 83 | 1,425 | / |
| Starik | 83 | 822 | / |
| Storek | 83 | 471 | / |
| Starec | 83 | 399 | / |
| Starex | 83 | 9 | / |
| Sterek | 83 | 4 | / |
| Starík | 83 | 1 | / |
| Stareková | 80 | 19 | / |
| Starekova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Starykh | 77 | 4,998 | / |
| Starzyk | 77 | 4,506 | / |
| Starzec | 77 | 3,165 | / |
| Starick | 77 | 1,140 | / |
| Storeck | 77 | 42 | / |
| Storzek | 77 | 14 | / |
| Starigk | 77 | 13 | / |
| Shtarik | 77 | 7 | / |
| Starikh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shtaryk | 77 | 3 | / |
| Starzik | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sztárek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Starrex | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sterekh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Stereck | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sztorek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Stereik | 77 | 0 | / |
| Starecková | 75 | 5 | / |
| Stareckova | 75 | 3 | / |
| Starkova | 71 | 23,341 | / |
| Starrick | 71 | 161 | / |
| Starzhyk | 71 | 22 | / |
| Starkowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Storreck | 71 | 1 | / |
| Štareikė | 71 | 1 | / |
| Staroick | 71 | 0 | / |
| Steereck | 71 | 0 | / |
| Starikova | 67 | 23,920 | / |
| Starykova | 67 | 3,034 | / |
| Štorek | 67 | 498 | / |
| Staric | 67 | 154 | / |
| Shtarkova | 67 | 153 | / |
| Stařík | 67 | 69 | / |
| Starig | 67 | 18 | / |
| Storyk | 67 | 18 | / |
| Starix | 67 | 13 | / |
| Starruick | 67 | 12 | / |
| Starecová | 67 | 12 | / |
| Staregová | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sterik | 67 | 6 | / |
| Storik | 67 | 6 | / |
| Starjkova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sterec | 67 | 4 | / |
| Stořek | 67 | 4 | / |
| Stáreková | 67 | 3 | / |
| Storex | 67 | 1 | / |
| Starikowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Storeq | 67 | 1 | / |
Starek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Starek in the Russian language | ||
| Старек | starek | - |
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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 Starek
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