Šestak Surname
Approximately 1,045 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameŠestak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 984 | 1:4,297 | 509 |
| Serbia | 18 | 1:396,942 | 17,613 |
| Slovakia | 16 | 1:333,528 | 46,365 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Lithuania | 6 | 1:505,765 | 19,342 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 1:621,919 | 23,710 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
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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Where Does The Last Name Šestak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Šestak is found most in Croatia. It can also appear in the variant forms: Sestak, Şestak, Šeštak, Sesták or Śesták. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Šestak? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 349,405th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,973,728 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šestak live; 96 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
It is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is borne by 984 people, or 1 in 4,297. In Croatia Šestak is most prevalent in: Varaždin County, where 37 percent live, Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 12 percent live and Zagreb County, where 12 percent live. Barring Croatia Šestak is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 2 percent live and Slovakia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sestak | 94 | 1,261 | / |
| Şestak | 94 | 1 | / |
| Šeštak | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sesták | 89 | 2 | / |
| Śesták | 89 | 1 | / |
| Šestok | 83 | 29 | / |
| Cestak | 83 | 13 | / |
| Zestak | 83 | 1 | / |
| Šestakova | 80 | 109 | / |
| Shestak | 77 | 9,072 | / |
| Sesztak | 77 | 72 | / |
| Szestak | 77 | 61 | / |
| Sestack | 77 | 7 | / |
| Chestak | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sestaks | 77 | 5 | / |
| Šeszták | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sestake | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sestakk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seestak | 77 | 0 | / |
| Schestak | 71 | 363 | / |
| Shestack | 71 | 82 | / |
| Sheistak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shesstak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sestakova | 67 | 287 | / |
| Cestac | 67 | 222 | / |
| Sestac | 67 | 171 | / |
| Sestok | 67 | 105 | / |
| Cistak | 67 | 53 | / |
| Sistak | 67 | 52 | / |
| Šestákova | 67 | 28 | / |
| Şestakova | 67 | 12 | / |
| Shestaukh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Schestack | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sextak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sestaková | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sestag | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šištak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Şestac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šeštakova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sestakowa | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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