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 last name Zhovak (Russian: Жовак) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Zhovak.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhovak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Zhovak reside; 89 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 89 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 5,690,337. In Ukraine Zhovak is primarily concentrated in: Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 88 percent reside and Kiev, where 13 percent reside. Beside Ukraine it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside.

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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