Straka Surname
Approximately 11,937 people bear this surname
Straka Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'magpie' in Slovak.
Straka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 3,881 | 1:2,740 | 212 |
| United States | 3,410 | 1:106,293 | 11,661 |
| Slovakia | 2,234 | 1:2,389 | 90 |
| Germany | 912 | 1:88,274 | 11,126 |
| Austria | 792 | 1:10,752 | 1,469 |
| Canada | 96 | 1:383,808 | 34,152 |
| New Zealand | 92 | 1:49,221 | 7,974 |
| Australia | 79 | 1:341,718 | 28,950 |
| Croatia | 73 | 1:57,926 | 10,865 |
| Serbia | 62 | 1:115,241 | 8,826 |
| Argentina | 40 | 1:1,068,585 | 65,578 |
| Poland | 39 | 1:974,583 | 70,126 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Albania | 18 | 1:161,892 | 12,234 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Ecuador | 12 | 1:1,325,487 | 16,904 |
| Bulgaria | 12 | 1:581,575 | 24,486 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 109 | 1:460,722 | 33,053 |
The alternate forms: Štraka (1) are calculated separately.
Straka (19) may also be a first name.
Straka Surname Meaning
Straka Demographics
Average Male Straka Height
177.09 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Straka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Straka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Straka (Arabic: ستراكي, Russian: Страка) occurs more in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Štraka. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Straka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 43,551st most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 610,501 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Straka live; 52 percent live in Eastern Europe and 52 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Straka is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used forename internationally, held by 19 people.
The surname Straka is most frequently used in Czechia, where it is held by 3,881 people, or 1 in 2,740. In Czechia it is primarily concentrated in: South Moravian Region, where 18 percent live, Prague, where 12 percent live and Central Bohemian Region, where 10 percent live. Besides Czechia Straka is found in 48 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and Slovakia, where 19 percent live.
Straka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Straka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Straka last name expanded 3,128 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Straka Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Straka last name are 10.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.24% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Straka earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.18% more than the national average, earning $44,953 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.37% more than the national average, earning $57,816 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Straka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Straka in the Russian language | ||
| Страка | straka | - |
| Straka in the Arabic language | ||
| ستراكي | straky | - |
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Footnotes
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