Szostak Surname
Approximately 15,015 people bear this surname
Szostak Surname User-submission:
Szostak is a Polish surname, meaning 'the sixth'; a six-fingered person (i.e. one with good hands); or the sixth in the family (szósty). There is also a coin named after this. Compare this with Ukrainian-Belarussian and Jewish Shostak.
Read More About This SurnameSzostak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 12,454 | 1:3,052 | 296 |
| United States | 1,161 | 1:312,195 | 28,603 |
| Canada | 253 | 1:145,635 | 14,918 |
| England | 220 | 1:253,264 | 20,438 |
| Germany | 210 | 1:383,359 | 35,976 |
| Brazil | 189 | 1:1,132,668 | 39,509 |
| France | 112 | 1:593,060 | 78,954 |
| Argentina | 79 | 1:541,056 | 39,330 |
| Sweden | 50 | 1:196,935 | 13,646 |
| Paraguay | 46 | 1:157,321 | 3,198 |
| Australia | 44 | 1:613,539 | 43,545 |
| Austria | 41 | 1:207,694 | 25,759 |
| Thailand | 38 | 1:1,858,904 | 228,660 |
| Lithuania | 25 | 1:121,384 | 14,277 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
The alternate forms: Szóstak (16) & Szosták (8) are calculated separately.
Szostak Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Szostak is a Polish surname, meaning 'the sixth'; a six-fingered person (i.e. one with good hands); or the sixth in the family (szósty). There is also a coin named after this. Compare this with Ukrainian-Belarussian and Jewish Shostak.
- deleted-173293Szostak is a Ukrainian-Belarusian and Jewish surname, meaning 'the sixth'; a six-fingered person, one with good hands; or the sixth in the family (szósty). There is also a coin named after this.
- deleted-173293Szostak Demographics
Average Szostak Salary in
United States
$48,021 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Szostak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Szostak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Szostak is found most in Poland. It can also be rendered as: Szóstak or Szosták. For other potential spellings of Szostak click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Szostak? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 35,206th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 485,351 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Szostak are found; 83 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 83 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
This last name is most numerous in Poland, where it is carried by 12,454 people, or 1 in 3,052. Besides Poland Szostak occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
Szostak Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Szostak surname are 6.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.72% being registered with the party.
The amount Szostak earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 15.72% less than the national average, earning 291,687 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.29% more than the national average, earning $48,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.69% more than the national average, earning $54,495 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Szóstak | 95 | 16 | / |
| Szosták | 95 | 8 | / |
| Szostack | 93 | 4 | / |
| Szostaks | 93 | 2 | / |
| Szostahk | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sostak | 92 | 382 | / |
| Zostak | 92 | 3 | / |
| Szchostak | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shostak | 86 | 17,899 | / |
| Szustak | 86 | 2,691 | / |
| Szostok | 86 | 749 | / |
| Szastak | 86 | 631 | / |
| Sostack | 86 | 128 | / |
| Sostaks | 86 | 96 | / |
| Soistak | 86 | 39 | / |
| Siostak | 86 | 9 | / |
| Szoztak | 86 | 8 | / |
| Sxostak | 86 | 1 | / |
| Suzstak | 86 | 1 | / |
| Szostac | 86 | 1 | / |
| Szostakova | 82 | 1 | / |
| Szostaková | 82 | 1 | / |
| Schostak | 80 | 292 | / |
| Shostack | 80 | 149 | / |
| Szajstak | 80 | 2 | / |
| Szoistok | 80 | 1 | / |
| Szosztok | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shoestak | 80 | 0 | / |
| Šostak | 77 | 820 | / |
| Sustak | 77 | 73 | / |
| Sostac | 77 | 45 | / |
| Zustak | 77 | 33 | / |
| Sostag | 77 | 14 | / |
| Sostok | 77 | 7 | / |
| Soztak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sastak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Suztak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schostack | 75 | 43 | / |
| Shchostak | 75 | 6 | / |
| Sostakova | 75 | 3 | / |
| Shustak | 71 | 262 | / |
| Szastok | 71 | 204 | / |
| Chostak | 71 | 152 | / |
| Shastak | 71 | 105 | / |
| Shostakova | 71 | 75 | / |
| Shostok | 71 | 68 | / |
| Szostoková | 71 | 42 | / |
| Sustack | 71 | 31 | / |
| Siustak | 71 | 19 | / |
| Sostock | 71 | 17 | / |
| Shostac | 71 | 14 | / |
| Šostaks | 71 | 9 | / |
| Szustok | 71 | 7 | / |
| Shostag | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sushtak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Susztak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Suistak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Szostáková | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schostag | 67 | 283 | / |
| Shustack | 67 | 194 | / |
| Schostok | 67 | 185 | / |
| Schustak | 67 | 48 | / |
| Shoshtaq | 67 | 9 | / |
| Schastak | 67 | 4 | / |
| Szoistoková | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shastack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shostock | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shustauk | 67 | 1 | / |
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