How common is the last name Novak?

33,606 people in the United States have the last name Novak, about 1 in 8,894. It ranks #1,021 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

NOVAK

#1,021

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
33,606
About
1 in 8,894
This common or more
40%
Who bears it

Of the 33,606 people with the last name Novak, 93.2% reported their origin as White, 3% as Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Novak

#1,019 Mcgrath · 33,611#1,020 Galloway · 33,610#1,022 Dickson · 33,594#1,023 Mayo · 33,564

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Novak, most common first.

#11,875 Novack · 2,521#35,603 Novas · 680#46,481 Novik · 494#90,184 Novac · 220

Also a first name

As a first name, Novak ranks #30,536 of 53,615, with 285 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2023, with 32 births. See Novak as a first name

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