Zhovak Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Zhovak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhovak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zhovak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zhovak (Russian: Жовак) is more commonly found in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Zhovak.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhovak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Zhovak is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Zhovak live; 89 percent live in Eastern Europe and 89 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Zhovak is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 5,690,337. In Ukraine Zhovak is mostly found in: Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 88 percent live and Kiev, where 13 percent live. Beside Ukraine this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zovak91569/
Zhevak83593/
Zovack8331/
Zsovak8316/
Chovak8312/
Zhowake7748/
Dzhobak7715/
Zahavak772/
Zhevhak771/
Chovake771/
Sovak73306/
Zobak7355/
Zevak7329/
Zowak7328/
Covak7327/
Zavak7324/
Chovaňák7129/
Dzhavakh7110/
Dzhevakh713/
Choovack712/
Zovakova711/
Chovaňak711/
Dzobak67311/
Chavak67244/
Zsovák67108/
Zoback6785/
Zhabakova6742/
Chobak6737/
Zavack6731/
Zhabak6725/
Tzovok6715/
Zowack6714/
Zevack6710/
Zoubak678/
Jhavak675/
Soivak674/
Zavakhova674/
Zhabagova673/
Chovac672/
Jovask671/
Zaavak671/
Zavask671/
Czobak671/
Ziouak671/
Zhawak671/

Zhovak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhovak in the Russian language
Жовакzovak-

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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 Zhovak
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