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Novak

January 01, 1970

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Novak (in Serbo-Croatian and Slovene; Cyrillic: Новак), Novák (in Hungarian, Czech and Slovak), or Nowak (in Polish), is a surname and masculine given name, derived from the Slavic word for "new" (e.g. Polish: nowy, Czech: nový, Serbo-Croatian: nov / нов), which depending on the exact language and usage, translates as "novice", "new man", "newcomer", or "stranger".

It is pronounced almost the same way in most languages, with the stress on the first syllable. The main exception is Slovene, which places the stress on the last syllable.

It is the most common surname in the Czech Republic,[1][2] Poland,[3] and Slovenia,[4] and the sixth most common in Croatia. It is also found in Romania and Moldova, in the Novac form, and among Ashkenazi Jews in various forms depending on their country of origin.[5]

Spelling edit

The surname is usually spelled Novak (Cyrillic: Новак) in Serbo-Croatian, Slovene, Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian, Novák in Czech, Slovak, and Hungarian and Nowak in Polish and German.

In specific countries edit

Poland edit

As of 2009, Nowak (Polish pronunciation: [ˈnɔvak]) is the most common surname in Poland, having surpassed Kowalski.[3] Its plural is Nowakowie ([nɔvaˈkɔvjɛ]). Nowak is used by both male and female individuals. The archaic feminine version is Nowakowa ([nɔvaˈkɔva]). Related surnames include Nowakowski (feminine: Nowakowska; plural: Nowakowscy), Nowacki (feminine: Nowacka; plural: Nowaccy), Nowakowicz (gender-neutral), and Nowakiewicz (gender-neutral).

Nowak is the most common surname in nine voivodeships (administrative units) of Poland, and second in another. It is ranked first in Greater Poland Voivodeship (35,011), Silesian Voivodeship (31,838), Lesser Poland Voivodeship (23,671), Łódź Voivodeship (15,460), Lower Silesian Voivodeship (13,217), West Pomeranian Voivodeship (7,444), Opole Voivodeship (5,538), Lubusz Voivodeship (5,444), and Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (5,538), and second in Subcarpathian Voivodeship (9,301).

There are two noble families of Polish origin with the surname Nowak:

Czech Republic and Slovakia edit

Novák is widespread in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In both countries, the feminine form is Nováková. It is the most common surname in the Czech Republic.[1][2]

Slovenia edit

Novak is the most common surname in Slovenia with more than 11,000 sharing it.[4] There are however significant variations between regions: it is very common in central Slovenia (in the regions around Ljubljana and Celje), as well as in parts of southern Slovenia and eastern Slovenia (Lower Carniola, Prekmurje). It is much less common in northern and western Slovenia; in the Goriška region on the border with Italy, it is quite rare. The rank of the surname Novak in the Slovenian statistical regions: 1st in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region (3,422) and Savinja Statistical Region (1,380); 2nd in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region (1,231) and Mura Statistical Region (1,040); 3rd in the Drava Statistical Region (1,732); 5th in the Upper Carniola Statistical Region (963) and Lower Sava Statistical Region (380); 6th in the Coastal–Karst Statistical Region (228); 8th in the Central Sava Statistical Region (192); 10th in the Carinthia Statistical Region (238); 11th in the Inner Carniola–Karst Statistical Region (228); 131st in the Gorizia Statistical Region (171).

Other countries edit

In Croatia, Novak is the sixth most common surname.[6]

In Serbia and Montenegro, Novak is a given name, while Novaković is found as a common surname.

In Germany, Nowak is 159th (c. 31,000) and Noack is 270th (c. 22,000), together with different spellings (c. 64,000), with some concentration in the Ruhr area, around Salzgitter and Lüchow-Dannenberg and as Noack in Lusatia.

People edit

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Characters edit

  • Allie Novak, character from the Australian drama series Wentworth
  • Arpad Novack, from Illatszertár (Parfumerie), the Hungarian play used as inspiration for The Shop Around the Corner
  • Barbara Novak, in the movie Down with Love played by Renée Zellweger
  • Billy Novak, in the Amazon television series The Collection
  • Bobby Novak, from the American television series Pearson
  • Casey Novak, in Law & Order: SVU
  • Dazzle Novak, in the television series Moonbeam City
  • Georg Nowack, a character from the musical She Loves Me inspired by The Shop Around the Corner
  • Holland and Dewey Novak, characters in the television series Eureka Seven
  • James Novak, a character on the television series Scandal
  • Jessica Novak, eponymous character of American drama television series
  • Jimmy Novak, his wife Amelia and his daughter Claire Novak, from the television series Supernatural
  • John Novak, protagonist of the television show Mr. Novak
  • Klara Novak, a character on The Shop Around the Corner, played by Margaret Sullavan
  • Lindsey Novak, recurring character in the Stargate Atlantis television series
  • Pat Novak, in The Novak Element in the movie RoboCop
  • Pat Novak, played by Jack Webb in the old-time radio program Pat Novak, for Hire
  • Sydney Novak, played by Sophia Lillis in the Netflix series I Am Not Okay With This
  • Tom Nowak, in the movie Test pilota Pirxa
  • Tommy Nowak, in the movie Pink Cadillac, played by Clint Eastwood
  • Trishka Novak, character in the 2011 video game Bulletstorm
  • Zig Novak, character on television series Degrassi

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b . Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  2. ^ a b . Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  3. ^ a b Statystyka najpopularniejszych nazwisk występujących w Polsce in 2009 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine ("The most popular surnames in Poland in 2009"). Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  4. ^ a b . Demography and Social Studies. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 1 January 2010. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  5. ^ Laurence Urdang. The Last Word: The English Language: Opinions and Prejudices. OmniData. 2008. p. 228.
  6. ^ "Most frequent surnames, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.

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Belarusian Novak in Czech Slovak and Hungarian and Nowak in Polish and German In specific countries editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed August 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message Poland edit As of 2009 Nowak Polish pronunciation ˈnɔvak is the most common surname in Poland having surpassed Kowalski 3 Its plural is Nowakowie nɔvaˈkɔvjɛ Nowak is used by both male and female individuals The archaic feminine version is Nowakowa nɔvaˈkɔva Related surnames include Nowakowski feminine Nowakowska plural Nowakowscy Nowacki feminine Nowacka plural Nowaccy Nowakowicz gender neutral and Nowakiewicz gender neutral Nowak is the most common surname in nine voivodeships administrative units of Poland and second in another It is ranked first in Greater Poland Voivodeship 35 011 Silesian Voivodeship 31 838 Lesser Poland Voivodeship 23 671 Lodz Voivodeship 15 460 Lower Silesian Voivodeship 13 217 West Pomeranian Voivodeship 7 444 Opole Voivodeship 5 538 Lubusz Voivodeship 5 444 and Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship 5 538 and second in Subcarpathian Voivodeship 9 301 There are two noble families of Polish origin with the surname Nowak One family appeared in Silesia in the 15th century It included Anatol Nowak died 1456 Archbishop of Wroclaw A branch of this family became barons in Bohemia in 1660 One family appeared in Masovia around 1750 This family included Antoni and Jozef Nowak generals in the Polish army that served Napoleon and Aleksander Nowak a general of the Polish forces during the November Uprising in 1831 against Russia Czech Republic and Slovakia edit Novak is widespread in the Czech Republic and Slovakia In both countries the feminine form is Novakova It is the most common surname in the Czech Republic 1 2 Slovenia edit Novak is the most common surname in Slovenia with more than 11 000 sharing it 4 There are however significant variations between regions it is very common in central Slovenia in the regions around Ljubljana and Celje as well as in parts of southern Slovenia and eastern Slovenia Lower Carniola Prekmurje It is much less common in northern and western Slovenia in the Goriska region on the border with Italy it is quite rare The rank of the surname Novak in the Slovenian statistical regions 1st in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region 3 422 and Savinja Statistical Region 1 380 2nd in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region 1 231 and Mura Statistical Region 1 040 3rd in the Drava Statistical Region 1 732 5th in the Upper Carniola Statistical Region 963 and Lower Sava Statistical Region 380 6th in the Coastal Karst Statistical Region 228 8th in the Central Sava Statistical Region 192 10th in the Carinthia Statistical Region 238 11th in the Inner Carniola Karst Statistical Region 228 131st in the Gorizia Statistical Region 171 Other countries edit In Croatia Novak is the sixth most common surname 6 In Serbia and Montenegro Novak is a given name while Novakovic is found as a common surname In Germany Nowak is 159th c 31 000 and Noack is 270th c 22 000 together with different spellings c 64 000 with some concentration in the Ruhr area around Salzgitter and Luchow Dannenberg and as Noack in Lusatia People editNovak and Novak surname edit A J edit Alexander Novak born 1971 Russian politician Anatole Novak 1937 2022 French bicycle racer Andriy Novak born 1988 Ukrainian footballer Anthony Novak born 1994 Canadian soccer player Anthony Novak plaintiff in Novak v City of Parma Arne Novak 1880 1939 Czech literary historian and critic Augustin Novak a World War I flying ace B J Novak born 1979 American writer comedian and actor known for The Office Barbara Novak born 1922 American art historian Brandon Novak born 1978 American skateboarder Brett Novak an American filmmaker and director Dalma Novak Australian electrical engineer David Novak disambiguation several persons Dennis Novak born 1993 Austrian tennis player Dezso Novak 1939 2014 Hungarian footballer Doug Novak women s basketball coach for Mississippi State Dragutin Novak 1892 1978 Croatian aviator Dzoni Novak born 1969 Slovenian former footballer Emil Novak Czech snowboarder Eva Novak Gerard 1930 2005 Hungarian swimmer Evelin Novak born 1965 Croatian operatic soprano Ewa Nowak born 1966 Polish writer Ferenc Novak born 1969 Hungarian canoer and Olympic champion Filip Novak born 1982 Czech professional ice hockey defenceman Franz Novak 1913 1983 Austrian SS Hauptsturmfuhrer Gabi Novak born 1936 Croatian pop singer Gary Novak born 1969 American session drummer Grga Novak 1888 1978 Croatian historian archaeologist and geographer Grigory Novak 1919 1980 Ukrainian Olympic weightlifter Ilona Novak 1925 2019 Hungarian swimmer and Olympic champion Jan Novak 1921 1984 Czech composer Jan Novak born 1985 Slovak footballer Jan Novak born 1979 Czech professional ice hockey player Jane Novak 1896 1990 actress in silent films Jeff Novak born 1967 former American footballer Jim Novak 1955 2018 American comic book letterer Jiri Novak born 1975 Czech former tennis player Joe Novak born 1945 retired college football coach John Novak born 1955 actor John Philip Novak born 1946 American politician Jorge Novak 1928 2001 Argentine bishop Joseph D Novak born 1930 American educator K Z edit Karel Novak Czech slalom canoeist Katalin Novak former Hungarian president Kate Novak American fantasy writer Kayvan Novak born 1978 British Iranian actor Kevin Novak born 1982 American soccer player Kim Novak born 1933 American actress Krysia Nowak born 1948 British artist Ladislav Novak 1931 2011 Czech football player and manager Laila Novak born 1942 Swedish model and actress Ljudmila Novak born 1959 Slovenian politician and Member of the European Parliament Martin Novak Czech ice hockey player Marzenka Novak 1945 2011 Argentine actress Matej Novak born 1989 Czech figure skater Mel Novak born 1942 American actor Michael Novak 1933 2017 conservative American Roman Catholic philosopher and diplomat Michael Novak footballer Austrian footballer Mike Novak 1915 1978 American National Basketball League player Mirjam Novak born 1981 German actress and screenwriter Miroslav Novak 1907 2000 Czech Hussite bishop Nick Novak born 1981 National Football League placekicker Otto Novak 1902 1984 Czech footballer Petr Novak disambiguation Robert Novak 1931 2009 American journalist and conservative political commentator Rudolph Novak American gymnast Slobodan Novak 1924 2016 Croatian writer Slobodan Prosperov Novak born 1951 Croatian literary historian Stefan Novak 1879 1932 Greek Catholic Bishop of the Eparchy of Presov Steve Novak born 1983 basketball player Tom Novak marketing professor Tommy Novak born 1997 American Ice Hockey Player Viktor Novak 1889 1977 Yugoslav historian Vilmos Aba Novak 1894 1941 Hungarian painter and graphic artist Vitezslav Novak 1870 1949 Czech composer Viveca Novak American journalist Vjenceslav Novak 1859 1905 Croatian writer Vladimir Novak painter born 1947 Czech painter Vladimir Novak skier 1904 1986 Czechoslovak Nordic skier Zbynek Novak born 1983 Czech ice hockey player Novakov surname edit Andrey Novakov born 1988 Bulgarian politician Anna Novakov Serbian American art historian and curator Anton Novakov Bessarabian industrialist and politician Boncho Novakov born 1935 Bulgarian cyclist Tihomir Novakov 1929 2015 Serbian born American physicist Novakova surname edit Daniela Trandzikova Novakova born 1956 Slovak handball player Eva Novakova born 1938 Czech politician Ivana Novakova born 1965 Czech basketball player Kristyna Badinkova Novakova born 1983 Czech film and television actress Petra Novakova born 1993 Czech skier Sona Novakova born 1975 Czech female beach volleyball player Sarka Novakova born 1971 Czech high jumper Tereza Novakova 1853 1912 Czech feminist author editor and ethnographer Vratislava Novakova Czechoslovak slalom canoer Nowak surname edit Amram Nowak de Academy Award nominated director of Isaac in America A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer Anton Nowak 1865 1932 Austrian artist Bartosz Nowak Polish footballer Cecile Nowak born 1967 French judoka Henry J Nowak born 1935 member of United States House of Representatives 1975 1993 Jan Nowak Jezioranski 1914 2005 Polish journalist and World War II hero Jerzy Nowak Polish actor Jerzy Robert Nowak Polish historian Jozef Nowak 1925 1984 Polish actor Julian Nowak 1865 1946 Polish physician veterinarian bacteriologist and politician Katarzyna Nowak Polish tennis player Kazimierz Nowak 1897 1937 Polish traveler Leopold Nowak 1904 1991 Austrian musicologist Lisa Nowak born 1963 American astronaut Lukasz Nowak born 1988 Polish athlete Marco Nowak German ice hockey player Mark Nowak born 1964 American poet and writer Manfred Nowak born 1950 United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture Martin Nowak born 1965 Austrian mathematical biologist Mateusz Nowak Polish cyclist Oskar Nowak 1913 1989 Austrian ice hockey player Piotr Nowak born 1964 Polish footballer and manager Sylwia Nowak Polish ice dancer Tadeusz Nowak Polish footballer Teresa Nowak born 1942 Polish athlete Tim Nowak German decathlete Wanda Nowak 1913 Austrian athlete Zdzislaw Nowak 1906 1996 Polish athlete Zenon Nowak 1905 1980 Polish trade union activist and politician Novak given name edit Novak Djokovic born 1987 Serbian tennis player Starina Novak 1530 1601 Serbian brigand and rebel Novak Grebostrek fl 1312 Serbian commander Novak Karaljuk fl 1404 Serbian commander Novak Kilibarda 1934 2023 Montenegrin politician Novak Martinovic born 1985 Serbian footballer Novak Novak sh 1928 1995 Serbian writer and journalist Novak Radonic 1826 1890 Serbian painter Novak Roganovic 1932 2008 Serbian footballer Novak Tomic 1936 2003 Serbian footballerCharacters editAllie Novak character from the Australian drama series Wentworth Arpad Novack from Illatszertar Parfumerie the Hungarian play used as inspiration for The Shop Around the Corner Barbara Novak in the movie Down with Love played by Renee Zellweger Billy Novak in the Amazon television series The Collection Bobby Novak from the American television series Pearson Casey Novak in Law amp Order SVU Dazzle Novak in the television series Moonbeam City Georg Nowack a character from the musical She Loves Me inspired by The Shop Around the Corner Holland and Dewey Novak characters in the television series Eureka Seven James Novak a character on the television series Scandal Jessica Novak eponymous character of American drama television series Jimmy Novak his wife Amelia and his daughter Claire Novak from the television series Supernatural John Novak protagonist of the television show Mr Novak Klara Novak a character on The Shop Around the Corner played by Margaret Sullavan Lindsey Novak recurring character in the Stargate Atlantis television series Pat Novak in The Novak Element in the movie RoboCop Pat Novak played by Jack Webb in the old time radio program Pat Novak for Hire Sydney Novak played by Sophia Lillis in the Netflix series I Am Not Okay With This Tom Nowak in the movie Test pilota Pirxa Tommy Nowak in the movie Pink Cadillac played by Clint Eastwood Trishka Novak character in the 2011 video game Bulletstorm Zig Novak character on television series DegrassiSee also editNovacek Noak disambiguation References edit a b Muzska prijmeni obcane CR a cizi statni prislusnici 20 nejcetnejsich Archived from the original on 2015 11 17 Retrieved 2015 11 16 a b Zenska prijmeni obcanky CR a cizi statni prislusnice 20 nejcetnejsich Archived from the original on 2012 03 19 Retrieved 2015 11 16 a b Statystyka najpopularniejszych nazwisk wystepujacych w Polsce in 2009 Archived 2013 09 28 at the Wayback Machine The most popular surnames in Poland in 2009 Retrieved August 19 2013 a b Database of first names and family names Demography and Social Studies Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia 1 January 2010 Archived from the original on 13 November 2010 Retrieved 3 July 2011 Laurence Urdang The Last Word The English Language Opinions and Prejudices OmniData 2008 p 228 Most frequent surnames 2011 Census Census of Population Households and Dwellings 2011 Zagreb Croatian Bureau of Statistics December 2012 nbsp This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name If an internal link led you here you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Novak amp oldid 1217212329, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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