Nowack Surname

60,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Nowack Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nowack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,2271:12,9281,676
United States1,4551:249,11323,706
France1611:412,56360,334
Denmark1051:53,7595,507
Canada931:396,18935,081
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Poland411:927,04369,048
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
England51:11,143,612252,590
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:290,28123,212

Nowack Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nowack is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nowack click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nowack? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 60,325th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 872,447 people. Nowack occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Nowack are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 6,227 people, or 1 in 12,928. In Germany Nowack is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Nowack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nowack has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nowack last name increased 841 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nowack Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nowack last name are 9.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.2% registered with the party.

The amount Nowack earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.23% less than the national average, earning R 73,128 per year; in United States they earn 5.27% more than the national average, earning $45,423 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.88% more than the national average, earning $62,044 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngowack9231/
Nowasck9221/
Nowacke922/
Nowackz921/
Nowak91355,543/
Novack835,300/
Nowake8330/
Nowagk8318/
Nowakk834/
Nowask833/
Newack832/
Nowajk831/
Nowaik831/
Nowhac831/
Nowock831/
Nnowak831/
Nowacková802/
Nowaske7752/
Nowakhe7721/
Novackz773/
Novacke772/
Novasck772/
Novaick771/
Ngowock771/
Novacks771/
Noewock770/
Novak73134,142/
Novac7310,357/
Nowok731,915/
Nawak73597/
Nowag73483/
Nowoc7346/
Newak7321/
Nowák736/
Newac732/
Nobac731/
Nöwak731/
Nowaq731/
Nowaková71385/
Noweakht711/
Nowakowa711/
Noiswake711/
Novakh67140/
Navock6777/
Naback6763/
Nawake6746/
Novock6732/
Nawazc6730/
Novakc6728/
Novackova6726/
Novake6716/
Nevack6713/
Nouwag6712/
Nauwak6712/
Navack6710/
Nouvak675/
Novacq674/
Novacs673/
Novaic673/
Nova'k672/
Novakk672/
Nhawak671/
Ngowok671/
Nawazk671/
Noovak671/
Nevock671/
Novatk671/
Novazc671/
Novact671/
Nowoik671/
Nóvack671/
Nowook670/
Nowoke670/
Newaak670/
Noevak670/

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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 Nowack
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