Stanek

Stanek is a Polish-language gender-neutral surname. Obsolete feminine forms are Stankowa (married) and Stankówna (maiden). It originated as a diminutive of the given name Stanisław.

It is also a Polish noble surname belonging to the Pobóg clan.

The Czech-language variant of the surname is Staněk.

Notable people with this surname include:
 * Al Stanek, American baseball player
 * Jim Stanek, American actor
 * Ryan Stanek, drummer with Broken Hope
 * Ryne Stanek, baseball player
 * Sonja Stanek, Austrian figure skater
 * Hanna Stankówna, Polish actress
 * A marriage name of Elena Laumenskienė, Lithuanian composer, music educator, and pianist