Slowak Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Slowak Surname User-submission:

The Slowak surname was given to those of Slovak ancestry.

Slowak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1291:66,01110,168
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Slowak Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Slowak surname was given to those of Slovak ancestry.

- jebek

Slowak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Slowak is held by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Slowak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,140,742nd most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Slowak live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Austria, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 66,011. In Austria it is primarily found in: Vienna, where 66 percent live, Styria, where 19 percent live and Salzburg, where 8 percent live. Aside from Austria Slowak exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 23 percent live and Uruguay, where 4 percent live.

Slowak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Slowak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Slowak surname grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slowack92115/
Slowaik922/
Schlowak8620/
Slovak832,516/
Slobak834/
Slawak831/
Słowak831/
Slowaková803/
Schlowack801/
Szlovak77110/
Slovack7764/
Sloback772/
Slawack770/
Schlawak715/
Schlowag711/
Slovák672,321/
Slovac67213/
Slovakova67175/
Slabak67146/
Slovaková6768/
Slabák6757/
Slavak6734/
Slavok6715/
Slevak6713/
Slovok678/
Schloback673/
Schlawack671/
Zlovak671/
Slevok670/

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