Hvozdak Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Hvozdak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hvozdak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2031:224,25029,869
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Hvozdák (2), Hvožďak (4) & Hvozďák (1) are calculated separately.

Hvozdak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hvozdak is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Hvozdák, Hvožďak or Hvozďák. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hvozdak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,152,132nd most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 35,036,278 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hvozdak live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 98 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is borne by 203 people, or 1 in 224,250. In Ukraine it is most common in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 82 percent live, Kherson Oblast, where 3 percent live and Sumy Oblast, where 3 percent live. Barring Ukraine Hvozdak is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 2 percent live and Slovakia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hvozdák952/
Hvožďak904/
Hvozďák901/
Hvozdok8659/
Hvozdakova8231/
Bozdak7767/
Vazdak772/
Hvozdáková712/
Chwojdak6748/
Bouzdack670/
Bozdakova6321/
Bozdag62835/
Bojdak62169/
Vajdak62107/
Bazdak624/
Wazdak621/
Bosdak621/
Hvožďaková592/
Hvozďáková591/

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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 Hvozdak
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