Šestak Surname

349,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,045 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šestak Surname User-submission:

Šestak is a Croatian surname, meaning 'the sixth' (šest, šestica), a nickname for the sixth in the family or someone with six fingers - one with good hands, such as like in some cases for the Polish Szostak and Ukrainian-Belarusian and Jewish Shostak and Shestak.

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Šestak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia9841:4,297509
Serbia181:396,94217,613
Slovakia161:333,52846,365
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Lithuania61:505,76519,342
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Sestak (1,261), Şestak (1), Šeštak (1), Sesták (2) & Śesták (1) are calculated separately.

Šestak Surname Meaning

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Šestak is a Croatian surname, meaning 'the sixth' (šest, šestica), a nickname for the sixth in the family or someone with six fingers - one with good hands, such as like in some cases for the Polish Szostak and Ukrainian-Belarusian and Jewish Shostak and Shestak.

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Šestak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šestak is more commonly found in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Sestak, Şestak, Šeštak, Sesták or Śesták. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šestak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 349,405th most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 6,973,728 people. The surname Šestak is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šestak are found; 96 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is carried by 984 people, or 1 in 4,297. In Croatia Šestak is primarily found in: Varaždin County, where 37 percent reside, Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 12 percent reside and Zagreb County, where 12 percent reside. Not including Croatia Šestak exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 2 percent reside and Slovakia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sestak941,261/
Şestak941/
Šeštak941/
Sesták892/
Śesták891/
Šestok8329/
Cestak8313/
Zestak831/
Šestakova80109/
Shestak779,072/
Sesztak7772/
Szestak7761/
Sestack777/
Chestak776/
Sestaks775/
Šeszták771/
Sestake771/
Sestakk771/
Seestak770/
Schestak71363/
Shestack7182/
Sheistak711/
Shesstak711/
Sestakova67287/
Cestac67222/
Sestac67171/
Sestok67105/
Cistak6753/
Sistak6752/
Šestákova6728/
Şestakova6712/
Shestaukh677/
Schestack673/
Sextak672/
Sestaková671/
Sestag671/
Šištak671/
Şestac671/
Šeštakova671/
Sestakowa671/

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