Sovak Surname

881,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Sovak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sovak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
Ukraine331:1,379,476113,823
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Sovák (319) & Sóvák (1) are calculated separately.

Sovak (24) may also be a first name.

Sovak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sovak (Hindi: सोवक, Marathi: सोवक, Russian: Совак) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Sovák or Sóvák. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sovak? popularity and diffusion

Sovak is the 881,213th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 23,815,510 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Sovak are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sovak is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 24 people.

The surname Sovak is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 195 people, or 1 in 1,858,764. In The United States Sovak is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 21 percent are found, New Jersey, where 14 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 13 percent are found. Apart from The United States Sovak is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Sovak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sovak has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,786 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sovak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sovak surname are 11.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.14% registered with the party.

The amount Sovak earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.68% more than the national average, earning R 386,592 per year; in United States they earn 5.73% more than the national average, earning $45,622 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.37% more than the national average, earning $70,236 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sovák93319/
Shovak91375/
Zsovak9116/
Szovak9112/
Soivak914/
Sovake911/
Siovak911/
Sóvák871/
Scovack8319/
Shovakh831/
Sevak8048,786/
Zovak80569/
Savak80242/
Sovac8039/
Sowak8036/
Covak8027/
Sovag8016/
Sovok801/
Sovakova7777/
Shovacks775/
Sovaková772/
Savake732,469/
Shevak73239/
Soyuak73185/
Szovák73156/
Zsovák73108/
Soback7385/
Szobak7369/
Savakk7361/
Shavak7339/
Sevack7338/
Zovack7331/
Scevak7323/
Shovag7317/
Siouak7316/
Seevak7315/
Sowake7315/
Chovak7312/
Zhovak739/
Showak737/
Soybak736/
Sovacs733/
Savakh733/
Souwak731/
Savauk731/
Sjavak731/
Saveak731/
Savack731/
Jovask731/
Sovoke731/
Sowask731/
Soveac731/
Seuvak731/
Savatk731/
Savask731/
Shoubak67134/
Soveaux67123/
Shavakh67114/
Shoback6789/
Shevack6788/
Shobakh6758/
Sowacke6719/
Savaske6717/
Schobak6714/
Shevakh6713/
Giohvak678/
Sowaske677/
Showack676/
Shavack675/
Sjoback673/
Sahavak673/
Savatck672/
Giovakh671/
Chovake671/
Schovac671/
Soibhak671/
Schevak671/
Showakh671/

Sovak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sovak in the Marathi language
सोवकsovaka-
Sovak in the Hindi language
सोवकsovaka80
सोवाकsovaka20
Sovak in the Russian language
Совакsovak-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sovak
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