Novak

== English == === Etymology === Usually from Czech Novák or Slovak Novák, but possibly also from Serbo-Croatian Nȍvāk, Slovene Novák, or Hungarian Novák. === Proper noun === Novak (plural Novaks) A surname. A male given name. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Novak is the 980th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 35,461 individuals. Novak is most common among White (95.6%) individuals. == German == === Alternative forms === Nowak === Etymology === Usually from Czech Novák or Slovak Novák, but possibly also from Serbo-Croatian Nȍvāk, Slovene Novák, or Hungarian Novák. The meaning newcomer, novice is equivalent to the native surname Neumann === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnoːvak/ === Proper noun === Novak m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Novaks or (with an article) Novak, feminine genitive Novak, plural Novaks) a surname == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nôʋaːk/ === Proper noun === Nȍvāk m a surname ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2021 Croatian census, Novak is the 6th most common surname in Croatia, belonging to 9739 individuals. === Further reading === “Novak”, in Acta Croatica (in Serbo-Croatian) == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈnɔvak] === Proper noun === Novak m pers (female equivalent Novaková) a surname ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Novak”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Slovene == === Etymology === From: nov (“new”), for "newcomer to the village". novina (“new arable land”), as an occupational surname for people who used the slash-and-burn method to create new arable land. Compare Novinec. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɔʋàːk/ === Proper noun === Novák m anim a surname ==== Declension ==== === Proper noun === Novák f a surname ==== Declension ==== Indeclinable. ==== Statistics ==== Novak is the most common surname in Slovenia, belonging to 10,620 individuals. === Further reading === “Novak”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026