Hvizdak Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Croatia

Hvizdak Surname User-submission:

My Grandfather informed me that our family surname means "Star" in Slovak.

Hvizdak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2031:1,785,512117,316
Croatia961:44,0488,701
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Austria91:946,15970,786
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

The alternate forms: Hvizdák (99), Hvižďak (4), Hviždák (1) & Hvižďák (17) are calculated separately.

Hvizdak Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

My Grandfather informed me that our family surname means "Star" in Slovak.

- commodoreii

Hvizdak Last Name Facts

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

Hvizdak is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Hvizdák, Hvižďak, Hviždák or Hvižďák. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hvizdak? popularity and diffusion

Hvizdak is the 833,931st most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 22,016,755 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Hvizdak live; 62 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 203 people, or 1 in 1,785,512. In The United States it is mostly found in: West Virginia, where 14 percent are found, New Jersey, where 11 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States Hvizdak is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 29 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.

Hvizdak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hvizdak surname are 4.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.69% registered to vote for the political party.

Hvizdak earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.38% less than the national average, earning $42,121 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hvizdák9599/
Vizdak927/
Hvižďak904/
Hviždák901/
Hvisdak8620/
Hvižďák8617/
Hvizdakova827/
Vizdák77145/
Bizdak771/
Hvizdáková71110/
Hvizdákova711/
Huizdakova711/
Hvisdock679/
Huisdack672/
Wyzdak6244/
Wisdak625/
Hviždáková598/
Hvižďaková597/
Weisdack5319/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hvizdak
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