Surname Novak (Novak 
, Новак 
, Novák 
, among others...) , worldwide, is a widespread family name. The cognomen Novak is characteristic of Slovenia, where it is a widespread surname, Czechia, where it is a common surname, and Croatia (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Czechia, the United States, and Ukraine. Very seldom, Novak is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Novak | Hungary, Czechia, United States, Slovenia, Croatia |
| Новак | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Russia, Serbia |
| Novák | Hungary, Slovakia, Czechia, Brazil, United States |
| נובאק | Israel |
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žiga josip novak (1774-1860), SI (b. 1774) |
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| janez baptist novak Slovene composer (1756-1833), SI (b. 1756) |
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| franc novak SI (b. 1756) |
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| ferenc novak Priest and poet, SI (b. 1791) |
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josip novak SI (b. 1833) |
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franc novak Slovene philologist, SI (b. 1856) |
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vjenceslav novak Croatian writer, HR (b. 1859) |
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| vincenc novak SI (b. 1807) |
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fran novak lawyer and politician (1877-1944), SI (b. 1877) |
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josip novak SI (b. 1869) |
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alojzij novak Yugoslav priest (1881-1967), SI (b. 1881) |
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| therese novak (b. 1821) |
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| andrej novak SI (b. 1821) |
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ivan novak Croatian politician, RU (b. 1884) |
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grga novak Croatian historian, archeologist and geographer, HR (b. 1888) |
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