Stojakovic Surname

526,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Stojakovic Surname User-submission:

This surname originates from the historical part of modern Croatia known as Vojna Krajina during Austrian-Hungarian Empire. It became surname from the name of Stojak. Usually for the Balkans, surnames were given by the name of oldest ancestor and that name was transformed in to diminutive as from the Stojak-ović.

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Stojakovic Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1971:1,839,893120,150
Austria1031:82,67412,370
Canada661:558,26746,632
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Australia351:771,30649,759
Sweden341:289,61020,124
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
England151:3,714,537119,675
Serbia131:549,61120,712
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
France51:13,284,544357,392
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Malta11:430,2723,380
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Stojaković (4,180) & Stojakovič (2) are calculated separately.

Stojakovic Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originates from the historical part of modern Croatia known as Vojna Krajina during Austrian-Hungarian Empire. It became surname from the name of Stojak. Usually for the Balkans, surnames were given by the name of oldest ancestor and that name was transformed in to diminutive as from the Stojak-ović. Stojak stands for the 'person of strong and unwavering believes'. The one who stands firmly on the ground.

- zeljko1806

Stojakovic Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stojakovic is found most in The United States. It may be found as a variant: Stojaković or Stojakovič. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stojakovic? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 526,921st most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,849,668 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Stojakovic are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 197 people, or 1 in 1,839,893. In The United States Stojakovic is most frequent in: Illinois, where 50 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Wisconsin, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States Stojakovic exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Stojakovic Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stojakovic surname are 15.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.16% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stojakovic earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 129.26% more than the national average, earning S/. 44,442 per year; in South Africa they earn 688.22% more than the national average, earning R 1,873,120 per year; in United States they earn 2.58% less than the national average, earning $42,036 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.73% less than the national average, earning $41,372 CAD per year.

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