Dovjak Surname

849,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Dovjak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dovjak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1541:16,1543,788
Austria1171:72,78111,082
France181:3,690,151224,666
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Dovják (1) are calculated separately.

Dovjak Last Name Facts

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

Dovjak occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Dovják. For other possible spellings of Dovjak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dovjak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 849,693rd most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 22,632,130 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Dovjak are found; 50 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 50 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Dovjak is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 16,154. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Central Slovenia, where 60 percent are found, Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 16 percent are found and Upper Carniola, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Slovenia Dovjak exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 36 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.

Dovjak Last Name Statistics demography

Dovjak earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dovják941/
Doviak83322/
Dovžak8380/
Dovyak8339/
Dovzak8331/
Dowjak832/
Dovsak832/
Dovcak831/
Dovjaková8016/
Dovjakova801/
Dovzhak7731/
Doviack7714/
Dowiak6794/
Dobiak6746/
Dowzak6732/
Dobyak672/
Dowyak672/
Daviak671/
Doviac671/
Dobják671/
Dhobijhak671/
Dovjáková671/
Dovzhok62102/
Dhobiak621/
Dhobijag571/
Dawouyack531/
Dobiac5029/
Dawyak502/
Dabiak502/
Dawyok501/
Davyok501/
Dowyok501/
Dabjac501/
Dafzak501/
Daveag501/
Dawiak501/

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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
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  • 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 Dovjak
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