Lovak Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Lovak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lovak Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia291:145,81420,021
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Lovák (38) are calculated separately.

Lovak Last Name Facts

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

Lovak (Russian: Ловак) occurs more in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Lovák. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lovak? popularity and diffusion

Lovak is the 2,530,696th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Lovak live; 50 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 50 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 145,814. In Croatia Lovak is most numerous in: Osijek-Baranja County, where 86 percent live, Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 10 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 3 percent live. Besides Croatia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and Ukraine, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lovák9338/
Hlovak9172/
Lovack9165/
Lovake918/
Lotvak911/
Levak802,229/
Lowak80524/
Lobak80263/
Lovag8073/
Lavak8033/
Lovac803/
Lovok801/
Lovakova77105/
Levack731,002/
Lowack73447/
Loback73386/
Loubak73343/
Loewak73320/
Lavack73287/
Lobakh73268/
Lavake73206/
Hlobak73205/
Lobake73112/
Hlavak7361/
Leuvak7339/
Lowake7325/
Lompak7317/
Hlovac7314/
Lovock733/
Latvak732/
Lobakc732/
Lavaik731/
Lowaik731/
Lovosk731/
Lowuak731/
Levaak731/
Lovacs731/
Loveik731/
Lobauk731/
Lavayk730/
Levaik730/
Louback672,264/
Lotback6746/
Lovhaug6735/
Leevack6713/
Lavhake678/
Loubake674/
Loveaux671/
Lovaugh671/
Lovaque671/
Loompak671/
Loveick670/
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Lovak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lovak in the Russian language
Ловакlovak-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Lovak
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