Šivák Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Šivák Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šivák Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia271:197,64632,915
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312

The alternate forms: Sivák (3,089), Šivak (220) & Sivak (5,807) are calculated separately.

Šivák Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šivák is most common in Slovakia. It can also occur as: Sivák, Šivak or Sivak. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šivák? popularity and diffusion

Šivák is the 3,323,005th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname Šivák is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šivák are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Slovakia, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 197,646. In Slovakia Šivák is mostly found in: Košice Region, where 63 percent reside, Banská Bystrica Region, where 30 percent reside and Prešov Region, where 7 percent reside. Other than Slovakia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 23 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sivák933,089/
Šivak93220/
Sivak875,807/
Zivák8037/
Šivok805/
Šivko804/
Šiváková7726/
Szivák73607/
Švík67109/
Svák67102/
Švik6746/
Šváč6715/
Šivecká679/
Šivecký678/
Žvák674/
Švek672/
Švak672/
Švok672/
Šivc671/
Šivicki671/

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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 Šivák
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