Živak Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Živak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Živak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina2921:12,1112,379
Serbia651:109,9228,556
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

The alternate forms: Zivak (77) & Zivák (37) are calculated separately.

Živak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Živak has its highest incidence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may also be rendered as a variant: Zivak or Zivák. Click here for further potential spellings of Živak.

How Common Is The Last Name Živak? popularity and diffusion

It is the 788,513th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 20,356,274 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Živak reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Živak is most frequently used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 12,111. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most common in: Republika Srpska, where 52 percent reside, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 42 percent reside and Brčko District, where 6 percent reside. Not including Bosnia and Herzegovina it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 18 percent reside and Croatia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zivak9377/
Zivák8737/
Sivak805,807/
Civak802,621/
Givak8010/
Živac809/
Žibak808/
Živok807/
Sivack7340/
Dzivak7337/
Sivakk7331/
Zhivak7323/
Zivake7318/
Saivak7310/
Jaivak738/
Soivak734/
Jivake733/
Hsivak731/
Givaks731/
Zeivak731/
Jivakk731/
Givakht676/
Jivashk672/
Jivhake672/
Jivakhe671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Živak
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis