Szostak Surname

35,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,015 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

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.

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Szostak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland12,4541:3,052296
United States1,1611:312,19528,603
Canada2531:145,63514,918
England2201:253,26420,438
Germany2101:383,35935,976
Brazil1891:1,132,66839,509
France1121:593,06078,954
Argentina791:541,05639,330
Sweden501:196,93513,646
Paraguay461:157,3213,198
Australia441:613,53943,545
Austria411:207,69425,759
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
Lithuania251:121,38414,277
Norway201:257,11427,149
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Denmark71:806,38843,211
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607

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.

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Szostak 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.

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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szóstak9516/
Szosták958/
Szostack934/
Szostaks932/
Szostahk931/
Sostak92382/
Zostak923/
Szchostak881/
Shostak8617,899/
Szustak862,691/
Szostok86749/
Szastak86631/
Sostack86128/
Sostaks8696/
Soistak8639/
Siostak869/
Szoztak868/
Sxostak861/
Suzstak861/
Szostac861/
Szostakova821/
Szostaková821/
Schostak80292/
Shostack80149/
Szajstak802/
Szoistok801/
Szosztok801/
Shoestak800/
Šostak77820/
Sustak7773/
Sostac7745/
Zustak7733/
Sostag7714/
Sostok777/
Soztak771/
Sastak771/
Suztak771/
Schostack7543/
Shchostak756/
Sostakova753/
Shustak71262/
Szastok71204/
Chostak71152/
Shastak71105/
Shostakova7175/
Shostok7168/
Szostoková7142/
Sustack7131/
Siustak7119/
Sostock7117/
Shostac7114/
Šostaks719/
Szustok717/
Shostag712/
Sushtak711/
Susztak711/
Suistak711/
Szostáková711/
Schostag67283/
Shustack67194/
Schostok67185/
Schustak6748/
Shoshtaq679/
Schastak674/
Szoistoková672/
Shastack671/
Shostock671/
Shustauk671/

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