Slovak Surname
Approximately 2,516 people bear this surname
Slovak Surname User-submission:
The Slovak surname is derived from a geographical locality. It means 'of Slovakia'.
Slovak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,416 | 1:255,974 | 24,236 |
| Ukraine | 361 | 1:126,102 | 17,824 |
| Austria | 112 | 1:76,031 | 11,516 |
| Russia | 93 | 1:1,549,710 | 104,953 |
| Slovakia | 90 | 1:59,294 | 11,428 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| Czechia | 58 | 1:183,336 | 27,089 |
| Belarus | 53 | 1:179,265 | 23,543 |
| Brazil | 53 | 1:4,039,138 | 109,837 |
| France | 39 | 1:1,703,147 | 154,208 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Israel | 22 | 1:388,983 | 31,283 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
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 Religious Adherence
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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) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Slovák. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Slovak? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 171,190th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,896,481 people. Slovak is mostly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Slovak live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring given name internationally It is held by 13 people.
The surname Slovak is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,416 people, or 1 in 255,974. In The United States Slovak is mostly found in: Texas, where 42 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 14 percent reside and Austria, where 4 percent reside.
Slovak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Slovak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Slovak surname expanded 28,320 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Slovak Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (69%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Slovak last name are 8.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.9% registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovák | 94 | 2,321 | / |
| Szlovak | 92 | 110 | / |
| Slovack | 92 | 64 | / |
| Slovac | 83 | 213 | / |
| Slowak | 83 | 211 | / |
| Slavak | 83 | 34 | / |
| Slevak | 83 | 13 | / |
| Slovok | 83 | 8 | / |
| Slobak | 83 | 4 | / |
| Zlovak | 83 | 1 | / |
| Slovakova | 80 | 175 | / |
| Slovaková | 80 | 68 | / |
| Szlovák | 77 | 967 | / |
| Slowack | 77 | 115 | / |
| Sloback | 77 | 2 | / |
| Slowaik | 77 | 2 | / |
| Slovacs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Slovackova | 75 | 10 | / |
| Szlovakova | 75 | 3 | / |
| Szlovaková | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schlowak | 71 | 20 | / |
| Sloveiks | 71 | 1 | / |
| Slováková | 67 | 2,427 | / |
| Slabak | 67 | 146 | / |
| Slabák | 67 | 57 | / |
| Slavakova | 67 | 17 | / |
| Slavok | 67 | 15 | / |
| Schloback | 67 | 3 | / |
| Slowaková | 67 | 3 | / |
| Schlowack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Slovákova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Slawak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Slavaková | 67 | 1 | / |
| Słowak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Slevok | 67 | 0 | / |
Slovak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Slovak in the Georgian language | ||
| სლოვაკ | slovak | - |
| Slovak in the Russian language | ||
| Словак | slovak | - |
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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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