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

Sovak (Hindi: सोवक, Marathi: सोवक, Russian: Совак) is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant: Sovák or Sóvák. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sovak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 881,213th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 23,815,510 people. The last name Sovak is predominantly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Sovak live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sovak is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 24 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 1,858,764. In The United States Sovak is most frequent in: New York, where 21 percent reside, New Jersey, where 14 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 13 percent reside. Aside from The United States Sovak exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Sovak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sovak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sovak surname rose 2,786 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sovak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sovak last name are 11.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.14% being registered to vote for the political 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
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  • 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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