Shestak

Shestak Meaning & Origin

About Shestak
The surname Shestak is of Ukrainian origin and is derived from the word "shest" which means "six" in Ukrainian. It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of someone named Shestak. The name likely originated from a person who was the sixth child in their family or had some association with the number six.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Shestak is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Shestak: 160
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 110,286
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Shestak based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Shestak is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
XSTK
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S02302
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
SH EH1 S T AH0 K
🌐 IPA
/shestak*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('XSTK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S232

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Shestak in Braille

Here's how to represent Shestak in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Shestak in braille

How to sign the name Shestak using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Shestak using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Shestak in sign language

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