Shovak Surname

761,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Shovak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shovak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3001:151,74221,111
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Shovak Last Name Facts

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

Shovak (Russian: Шовак) is more commonly found in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shovak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shovak is the 761,666th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 19,433,456 people. The surname Shovak occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Shovak live; 86 percent live in Eastern Europe and 86 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 300 people, or 1 in 151,742. In Ukraine it is primarily concentrated in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 89 percent live, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 2 percent live and Donetsk Oblast, where 2 percent live. Barring Ukraine this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and Russia, where 6 percent live.

Shovak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Buddhist (50%) in Russia and Orthodox (53%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Shovak surname are 23.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the political party.

Shovak earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.86% more than the national average, earning $59,916 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shovakh921/
Sovak91306/
Shovacks865/
Shevak83239/
Shavak8339/
Shovag8317/
Zsovak8316/
Chovak8312/
Szovak8312/
Showak837/
Soivak834/
Siovak831/
Sovake831/
Shoubak77134/
Shavakh77114/
Shoback7789/
Shevack7788/
Shobakh7758/
Schobak7714/
Shevakh7713/
Showack776/
Shavack775/
Sahavak773/
Schovac771/
Chovake771/
Schevak771/
Showakh771/
Sevak7348,786/
Sovák73319/
Savak73242/
Sovac7339/
Sowak7336/
Sovag7316/
Sovok731/
Sovakova7177/
Chovaňák7129/
Schoback7116/
Choovack712/
Sovaková712/
Chovaňak711/
Savake672,469/
Soyuak67185/
Szovák67156/
Shawak67143/
Zsovák67108/
Shewak67103/
Soback6785/
Szobak6769/
Savakk6761/
Sevack6738/
Zovack6731/
Scevak6723/
Siouak6716/
Sowake6715/
Seevak6715/
Sahvag6711/
Soybak676/
Shevag675/
Savakh673/
Sawhak673/
Sovacs673/
Shevac673/
Shobaq673/
Chovac672/
Soveac671/
Shevok671/
Savack671/
Savatk671/
Seuvak671/
Souwak671/
Sowask671/
Sovoke671/
Savask671/
Sjavak671/
Shavag671/
Shavaq671/
Showag671/
Savauk671/
Saveak671/

Shovak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shovak in the Russian language
Шовакsovak-

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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
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  • 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 Shovak
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