Slovak Surname

171,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Slovak Surname User-submission:

The Slovak surname is derived from a geographical locality. It means 'of Slovakia'.

Slovak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4161:255,97424,236
Ukraine3611:126,10217,824
Austria1121:76,03111,516
Russia931:1,549,710104,953
Slovakia901:59,29411,428
Canada591:624,50251,218
Czechia581:183,33627,089
Belarus531:179,26523,543
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
France391:1,703,147154,208
England231:2,422,52489,093
Israel221:388,98331,283
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Slovák (2,321) are calculated separately.

Slovak (13) may also be a first name.

Slovak Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Slovak surname is derived from a geographical locality. It means 'of Slovakia'.

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Slovak Last Name Facts

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

Slovak (Georgian: სლოვაკ, Russian: Словак) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Slovák. For other potential spellings of Slovak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Slovak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 171,190th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,896,481 people. The surname Slovak occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Slovak reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Slovak is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 13 people.

Slovak is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,416 people, or 1 in 255,974. In The United States Slovak is most prevalent in: Texas, where 42 percent are found, New York, where 10 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States Slovak occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 14 percent are found and Austria, where 4 percent are found.

Slovak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Slovak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Slovak last name grew 28,320 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Slovak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (69%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Slovak surname are 8.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.9% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Slovak earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning $45,280 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.72% more than the national average, earning $52,026 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slovák942,321/
Szlovak92110/
Slovack9264/
Slovac83213/
Slowak83211/
Slavak8334/
Slevak8313/
Slovok838/
Slobak834/
Zlovak831/
Slovakova80175/
Slovaková8068/
Szlovák77967/
Slowack77115/
Sloback772/
Slowaik772/
Slovacs771/
Slovackova7510/
Szlovakova753/
Szlovaková751/
Schlowak7120/
Sloveiks711/
Slováková672,427/
Slabak67146/
Slabák6757/
Slavakova6717/
Slavok6715/
Schloback673/
Slowaková673/
Schlowack671/
Slovákova671/
Slawak671/
Slavaková671/
Słowak671/
Slevok670/

Slovak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Slovak in the Georgian language
სლოვაკslovak-
Slovak in the Russian language
Словакslovak-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Slovak
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