Sovák Surname
Approximately 319 people bear this surname
Sovák Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 150 | 1:70,890 | 11,910 |
| Hungary | 119 | 1:82,490 | 8,257 |
| Slovakia | 50 | 1:106,729 | 20,187 |
The alternate forms: Sovak (306) & Sóvák (1) are calculated separately.
Sovák Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sovák Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sovák is more commonly found in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Sovak or Sóvák. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sovák? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 855,216th most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 22,844,972 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sovák live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 63 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
The surname Sovák is most numerous in Czechia, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 70,890. In Czechia it is primarily found in: Hradec Králové Region, where 21 percent reside, Zlín Region, where 15 percent reside and South Moravian Region, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Czechia Sovák is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 37 percent reside and Slovakia, where 16 percent reside.
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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 Sovák
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