Litvak Surname

102,445th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Litvak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Litvak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3971:259,45524,512
Israel1,1611:7,3711,139
Russia1,0791:133,57115,691
Argentina3471:123,18010,397
Canada1311:281,26426,302
Kazakhstan671:263,91822,888
Uzbekistan651:475,83311,089
Belarus641:148,45420,543
Chile601:293,6088,514
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
France251:2,656,909193,074
England251:2,228,72284,230
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Moldova151:237,42521,121
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Azerbaijan101:964,91214,691
Kyrgyzstan81:746,58248,952
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Transnistria61:79,11610,859
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

The alternate forms: Litvák (248) are calculated separately.

Litvak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Litvak (Arabic: ليتفاك, Georgian: ლიტვაკ, Russian: Литвак) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Litvák. For other potential spellings of Litvak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Litvak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 102,445th most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,584,594 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Litvak live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Litvak is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,397 people, or 1 in 259,455. In The United States Litvak is mostly found in: California, where 22 percent reside, New York, where 21 percent reside and Maryland, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States Litvak exists in 35 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 25 percent reside and Russia, where 23 percent reside.

Litvak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (73%) in Russia, Catholic (50%) in Belarus and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Litvak are 11.44% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 58.21% being registered with the political party.

The amount Litvak earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 21.38% more than the national average, earning $52,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.94% more than the national average, earning $60,087 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Litvák94248/
Litvack92583/
Listvak927/
Litvaks925/
Lytvak831,636/
Litvac83226/
Lutvak8349/
Letvak8325/
Litvag8320/
Litbak835/
Litvakova8045/
Litvaková8013/
Lystvak7747/
Litveac772/
Litvaic771/
Lutvack771/
Lytvakz771/
Litback771/
Litváková6794/
Lytvakova6723/
Litvákova674/
Litvoc671/

Litvak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Litvak in the Georgian language
ლიტვაკlitvak-
Litvak in the Russian language
Литвакlitvak-
Litvak in the Arabic language
ليتفاكlytfak-

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