Spivak Surname

50,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Israel

Spivak Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) In the Slavic languages Spivak means “singer,” especially one who sings in a religious service. This name was adopted by a cantor.

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Spivak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4,3571:33,0794,496
United States2,8301:128,07713,550
Israel1,4321:5,976911
Canada4011:91,88410,069
Argentina1971:216,97217,873
Kazakhstan1761:100,46911,149
Uzbekistan1631:189,7497,356
Belarus1291:73,65211,941
Transnistria761:6,2461,202
Australia581:465,44335,949
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
Moldova381:93,72011,459
Croatia351:120,81717,927
Kyrgyzstan351:170,64717,707
England231:2,422,52489,093
Ecuador201:795,29213,165
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Qatar91:262,00030,726
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
France41:16,605,680368,153
Micronesia41:26,561731
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Spivák (49), Špivak (8) & Špivák (102) are calculated separately.

Spivak (13) may also be a first name.

Spivak Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) In the Slavic languages Spivak means “singer,” especially one who sings in a religious service. This name was adopted by a cantor.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

It is an Eastern European surname, meaning 'singer', and generally refer to a chorus singer.

- greyeyedvirgo

Spivak or Spivack is a surname of Ukrainian or Ashkenazi Jewish origin meaning singer.

- eduardospivak

Spivak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spivak (Georgian: სპივაკ, Russian: Спивак) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Spivák, Špivak or Špivák. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spivak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 50,449th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 716,714 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 38 percent of Spivak are found; 36 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 35 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Spivak is also the 3,159,357th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 4,357 people, or 1 in 33,079. In Russia Spivak is primarily concentrated in: Stavropol Krai, where 17 percent live, Moscow Oblast, where 8 percent live and Moscow, where 8 percent live. Besides Russia this last name occurs in 54 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and Israel, where 14 percent live.

Spivak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Spivak has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 70,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spivak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Spivak last name is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (74%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Spivak surname are 9.85% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 56.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Spivak earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 22.7% more than the national average, earning $52,942 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.12% more than the national average, earning $62,162 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spivák9449/
Špivak948/
Spivack921,637/
Spievak9283/
Szpivak9212/
Shpivak927/
Spivaks922/
Špivák89102/
Spievack8633/
Spivacke8613/
Spivackg861/
Spyvak837,158/
Spevak831,687/
Spiwak83739/
Spivac83206/
Spivok8315/
Spivakova801,557/
Spivakowa801/
Spiewak772,306/
Spevack77321/
Spivock7755/
Speevak7729/
Spiwack7719/
Speiwak772/
Spiewack7169/
Speevack7116/
Shpivoks711/
Spěvák67383/
Spyvakova67363/
Spevák67345/
Spevakova67225/
Spewak67208/
Zpevak6766/
Spiváková6729/
Spevok6713/
Špivaková6712/
Spiwok676/
Spivacova675/
Spevaková672/
Spevac672/
Spyvok672/
Spivokova671/

Spivak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spivak in the Georgian language
სპივაკspivak-
Spivak in the Russian language
Спивакspivak-

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