Šivak Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šivak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šivak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1971:21,4654,464
Slovenia201:124,38412,684
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Sivak (5,807), Šivák (35) & Sivák (3,089) are calculated separately.

Šivak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šivak is found in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Sivak, Šivák or Sivák. Click here to see other potential spellings of Šivak.

How Common Is The Last Name Šivak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,108,016th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 33,125,209 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šivak are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Croatia, where it is held by 197 people, or 1 in 21,465. In Croatia Šivak is primarily concentrated in: Krapina-Zagorje County, where 35 percent live, Sisak-Moslavina County, where 12 percent live and Vukovar-Srijem County, where 10 percent live. Apart from Croatia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 9 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sivak935,807/
Šivák9335/
Sivák873,089/
Civak802,621/
Šibak8037/
Šivok805/
Šivac802/
Šivaková771/
Shivak73430/
Szivak73144/
Sivack7340/
Sivakk7331/
Šeibak7313/
Saivak7310/
Civaks739/
Soivak734/
Sivake731/
Hsivak731/
Zeivak731/
Shivack6710/
Schivak671/
Shivake671/
Chaivak671/

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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 Šivak
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