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'.
- deleted-173293Slovak Demographics
Average Slovak Salary in
United States
$45,280 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| 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
- 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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- 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 Slovak
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