Novakov Surname

112,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Novakov Surname User-submission:

The surname Novakov derived from a Slavic nickname Novak, meaning 'new person'. It comes from a Slavic root nov-, meaning 'new'.

Novakov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1,6241:4,400551
Bulgaria8341:8,368989
Russia5531:260,62027,403
Ukraine3471:131,18918,498
Austria2201:38,7076,231
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
North Macedonia601:35,0254,121
Kazakhstan521:340,04827,669
Moldova401:89,03411,037
Belarus371:256,78530,179
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Croatia171:248,74126,882
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Denmark161:352,79524,706
France141:4,744,480251,814
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Transnistria121:39,5586,116
Slovenia101:248,76816,532
Israel91:950,84857,975
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
England31:18,572,686338,250
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Novakov (14) may also be a first name.

Novakov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Novakov derived from a Slavic nickname Novak, meaning 'new person'. It comes from a Slavic root nov-, meaning 'new'.

- haffman97

Novakov Last Name Facts

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

Novakov (Russian: Новаков) is most common in Serbia. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Novakov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 112,396th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,767,535 people. Novakov occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Novakov are found; 62 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 62 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 14 people.

This surname is most widely held in Serbia, where it is carried by 1,624 people, or 1 in 4,400. In Serbia it is mostly concentrated in: South Banat District, where 47 percent are found, South Bačka District, where 22 percent are found and Central Banat District, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Serbia this surname occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 20 percent are found and Russia, where 13 percent are found.

Novakov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (95%) in Russia and Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Novakov last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Novakov earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 64.05% more than the national average, earning $70,787 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.15% more than the national average, earning $50,254 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Novakov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Novakov in the Russian language
Новаковnovakov-

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