Vovak Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Croatia

Vovak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vovak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Vovak (12) may also be a first name.

Vovak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vovak (Russian: Вовак) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vovak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vovak is the 1,839,022nd most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Vovak are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Vovak is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 12 people.

Vovak is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 4,366,975. In The United States Vovak is mostly found in: Maryland, where 48 percent live, Ohio, where 23 percent live and Michigan, where 12 percent live. Other than The United States Vovak occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 10 percent live and Russia, where 3 percent live.

Vovak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vovak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vovak surname expanded 8,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vovak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vovak last name are 20.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.33% registered with the party.

Vovak earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.84% more than the national average, earning $57,320 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voveak918/
Vovack911/
Vavak80520/
Vovok8020/
Vevak805/
Wovak802/
Vovag801/
Vavake7316/
Vovoke7311/
Bovack731/
Vovuok731/
Vuovac731/
Vojvodk671/

Vovak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vovak in the Russian language
Вовакvovak-

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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 Vovak
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