Štech Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Štech Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Štech Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia2621:40,5866,723
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300

The alternate forms: Stech (2,689) & Štěch (226) are calculated separately.

Štech Last Name Facts

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

The surname Štech is most common in Czechia. It may be rendered as a variant: Stech or Štěch. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Štech? popularity and diffusion

The last name Štech is the 973,426th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Štech are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Czechia, where it is borne by 262 people, or 1 in 40,586. In Czechia it is primarily found in: Prague, where 26 percent reside, South Bohemian Region, where 23 percent reside and Ústí nad Labem Region, where 15 percent reside. Not including Czechia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stech932,689/
Štěch93226/
Štec89359/
Šteh8997/
Štych80212/
Štich80172/
Štach8057/
Štecz8010/
Štezc801/
Ztech801/
Štechová77494/
Steich73215/
Steach73166/
Steuch7364/
Stetch7360/
Stesch7358/
Štehec7350/
Steche7336/
Steech7332/
Stecht7327/
Šteher7326/
Sztech7314/
Steych739/
Stiech739/
Zstech731/
Stoech730/
Stec6714,722/
Štih67710/
Šter67300/
Steh67121/
Stiesch6766/
Steiche6766/
Steechs676/
Štic675/
Stetsch675/
Štéc672/
Štecova672/
Stesche671/
Steisch671/
Sttecht671/
Steicht671/
Steetch671/
Steatch671/
Sztecht671/

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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 Štech
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