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 found in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Sovak or Sóvák. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sovák? popularity and diffusion
It is the 855,216th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 22,844,972 people. Sovák is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sovák are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 63 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
Sovák is most frequently held in Czechia, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 70,890. In Czechia it is primarily concentrated in: Hradec Králové Region, where 21 percent reside, Zlín Region, where 15 percent reside and South Moravian Region, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Czechia Sovák exists 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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