Glavak Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Glavak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glavak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1851:22,8574,779
Austria141:608,24554,975
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Slovenia111:226,15215,984
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Glavák (39) are calculated separately.

Glavak Last Name Facts

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

Glavak (Russian: Главак) is held by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Glavák. For other possible spellings of Glavak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glavak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Glavak is the 1,070,546th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Glavak are found; 84 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Croatia, where it is carried by 185 people, or 1 in 22,857. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: Međimurje County, where 29 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 23 percent are found and Varaždin County, where 14 percent are found. Barring Croatia Glavak occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 6 percent are found and Russia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glavák9439/
Glavack921/
Glavac83291/
Glovak8381/
Glovack7744/
Glavasc7729/
Glovask771/
Glaweak771/
Glaback771/
Glevaňák7165/
Glaubakh7115/
Glauback711/
Globak6737/
Glattback6719/
Glovac6715/
Glavoc674/
Glovag671/
Glovascke671/
Glowack6238/
Glovacs623/
Glowask621/
Glabacs621/
Glăvaşc621/
Glowacke578/
Glowazke575/
Glowasck571/
Glavogue571/
Gloowack571/
Glovacova531/
Glossback530/
Glaybaugh530/
Glabog50112/
Glabox500/

Glavak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glavak in the Russian language
Главакglavak-

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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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  • 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 Glavak
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