Zoltek Surname

726,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Zoltek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zoltek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3101:1,169,22283,615
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Zóltek (2) & Žoltek (1) are calculated separately.

Zoltek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zoltek occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Zóltek or Žoltek. For other possible spellings of Zoltek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zoltek? popularity and diffusion

Zoltek is the 726,304th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 18,218,865 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Zoltek live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 310 people, or 1 in 1,169,222. In The United States Zoltek is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 23 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found and New Jersey, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Zoltek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zoltek are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Zoltek earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.27% more than the national average, earning $47,150 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.01% more than the national average, earning $62,109 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zóltek942/
Žoltek941/
Szoltek922/
Zolteck921/
Soltek83116/
Zultek8321/
Zoltec836/
Coltek833/
Zoltik831/
Szołtek7760/
Zoltick7734/
Szoltyk779/
Zholtik772/
Zhultek771/
Solteck771/
Tsoltek771/
Soltyk67484/
Zultec67199/
Saltek67157/
Çaltek6725/
Soltik6723/
Jolteg6722/
Soltekova6722/
Soltík6710/
Coltec675/
Caltek671/
Zaltik671/
Zoltic671/
Zoltig671/

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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 Zoltek
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