Novak Surname

4,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134,142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Novak Surname Definition:

“Newcomer” in Czech.

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Novak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States49,6861:7,295861
Slovenia15,2451:1631
Ukraine15,0531:3,024254
Russia10,4981:13,7291,907
Czechia7,2971:1,45753
Austria5,2061:1,636122
Croatia4,4901:94219
Brazil3,9781:53,8152,066
Canada3,3431:11,0221,649
Germany3,0881:26,0703,447
Belarus2,0661:4,599568
Australia1,6751:16,1172,280
Serbia1,3821:5,170648
Kazakhstan9351:18,9122,731
France8681:76,52410,751
England8281:67,2927,800
Argentina8141:52,5104,418
Slovakia8061:6,621613
Israel6291:13,6052,085
Bosnia and Herzegovina5661:6,2481,280
Romania5071:39,6015,039
Transnistria4911:96774
Moldova3331:10,6951,838
Italy3071:199,20728,779
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Switzerland2781:29,5434,471
Sweden2661:37,0182,973
Poland2531:150,23221,477
Thailand1991:354,96762,146
Hungary1781:55,1485,819
Estonia1611:8,2101,081
Spain1591:294,03817,827
New Zealand1561:29,0285,072
Netherlands1361:124,17019,427
Denmark1351:41,8134,351
Indonesia1261:1,049,59776,344
Belgium1201:95,80514,735
Latvia1161:17,6732,628
Portugal1131:92,1974,545
Lithuania1081:28,0984,982
Norway861:59,7948,537
Paraguay771:93,9842,236
Kyrgyzstan761:78,58810,217
Mexico741:1,677,38117,205
Bulgaria631:110,7766,564
Uzbekistan601:515,48611,776
Chile441:400,37410,831
Venezuela441:686,45611,744
Scotland401:133,8458,251
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Greece381:291,57342,990
Montenegro341:18,8112,119
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Peru301:1,059,47119,489
China251:54,692,8632,965
Wales211:147,35910,403
Jamaica201:143,4975,007
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Finland191:289,30021,660
Japan191:6,728,64742,320
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Ireland161:294,30910,207
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Georgia131:288,11913,907
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Azerbaijan111:877,19313,780
Barbados111:26,1321,223
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Kosovo101:186,1877,122
Armenia91:325,5767,297
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Greenland71:8,054710
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
North Macedonia71:300,21016,548
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Bolivia61:1,769,4066,441
India61:127,844,230863,365
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Panama41:978,06412,245
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Albania31:971,35222,477
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guam11:160,1214,893
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5741:87,4899,073

The alternate forms: Novák (44,433), Novàk (2), Novăk (1), Novãk (1) & Nôvak (1) are calculated separately.

Novak (9,095) may also be a first name.

Novak Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Newcomer” in Czech.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Czech-Slovakian) The stranger or newcomer.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The Novak surname refers to a farmer, who immigrated from the neighboring valley, cleared the forest and thus obtained the novelty on which he settled and cultivated it.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

The Novak surname means 'newcomer', 'one who has just arrived'.

- enovak

This surname means: newman, a newcomer.

- czmeelan

Novak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Novak (Arabic: نوفك, Georgian: ნოვაკ, Hindi: नोवाक, Russian: Новак) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Novák, Novàk, Novăk, Novãk or Nôvak. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Novak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Novak is the 4,189th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 54,327 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Novak reside; 32 percent reside in North America and 31 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Novak is also the 65,238th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 9,095 people.

Novak is the most commonly held last name in one country:Slovenia, where 11 percent live. The surname Novak is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 49,686 people, or 1 in 7,295. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 10 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Ohio, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 133 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 11 percent live and Ukraine, where 11 percent live.

Novak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Novak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Novak last name grew 8,656 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 16,560 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Novak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (95%) in Belarus, Orthodox (63%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Novak are 10.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.95% registered with the political party.

The amount Novak earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 54.97% less than the national average, earning €13,524 per year; in Norway they earn 26.5% more than the national average, earning 437,802 kr per year; in Peru they earn 495.63% more than the national average, earning S/. 115,463 per year; in South Africa they earn 232.66% more than the national average, earning R 790,524 per year; in United States they earn 8.7% more than the national average, earning $46,903 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.83% more than the national average, earning $53,076 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Novák9344,433/
Novàk932/
Novăk931/
Novãk931/
Nôvak931/
Novack915,300/
Novakh91140/
Novakc9128/
Novake9116/
Nouvak915/
Novakk912/
Nova'k912/
Novatk911/
Noovak911/
Noevak910/
Novaske8313/
Novackz833/
Novasck832/
Novacke832/
Novaick831/
Novacks831/
Novazke831/
Nowak80355,543/
Novac8010,357/
Navak80137/
Novok8076/
Nevak8042/
Novaq8013/
Novax803/
Novaková774,511/
Novakova774,063/
Novaiske771/
Nowack738,353/
Nevakh7349/
Novock7332/
Nowake7330/
Navake7323/
Nowagk7318/
Nevack7313/
Navack7310/
Ngavak739/
Novacq734/
Nowakk734/
Novacs733/
Novaic733/
Nowask733/
Nnowak731/
Novaqs731/
Novags731/
Novact731/
Ngovok731/
Navatk731/
Navakh731/
Nóvack731/
Nowajk731/
Nowaik731/
Novazc731/
Novasg731/
Nevauk730/
Novakhova7138/
Novackova7126/
Novaykova711/
Novaikova711/
Nowaske6752/
Novaque6733/
Ngowack6731/
Nowasck6721/
Nowakhe6721/
Novague675/
Navakhe674/
Nowacke672/
Noisuak672/
Ngouvok672/
Nowackz671/
Noubakh671/
Navatke671/

Novak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Novak in the Georgian language
ნოვაკnovak-
Novak in the Hindi language
नोवाकnovaka-
Novak in the Russian language
Новакnovak-
Novak in the Arabic language
نوفكnwfk-

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