Cognomen Станек (Stanek 
, Staněk 
, Станек 
) , throughout the world, is a common surname. The surname Станек is characteristic of Eastern Europe, particularly Czechia, where it is quite a common surname, Slovakia, and Poland. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Czechia, Poland, and the United States. Also, Станек is the forename as well as the last name.