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for|the manufacturer of radio control electronic equipment|Novak Electronicswiktionary|Novák|Nowak Novák , Novak or Nowak is a surname in a number of Slavic languages , and one of the most popular surnames in many Slavic countries, namely the Czech Republic , Croatia , Serbia , Slovakia , Slovenia ,cite web |url= http://www.stat.si/eng/imena_top_priimki.asp |title=Database of first names and family names |work=Demography and Social Studies |publisher=Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia |date=1 January 2010 |archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20101113165649/ http://www.stat.si/eng/imena_top_priimki.asp |archivedate=13 November 2010 |accessdate=3 July 2011 Poland and Russia .
The name is derived from the Slavic word for "new" (e.g. lang-cz|nový), meaning something similar to "new man", "newcomer" or "stranger" in English. The name was often given to someone who came to a new city, or a convert to Christianity.
Spelling
It is usually spelled:
Novák in Czech language|Czech and Slovak language|Slovak
Nowak in Polish language|Polish
Novak in Serbian language|Serbian , Croatian language|Croatian , Slovene language|Slovene
?????, Novak in Serbian language|Serbian Cyrillic , Russian language|Russian , Ukrainian language|Ukrainian and Belarusian language|Belarussian
It is pronounced almost the same way: the main difference is that in Slovene, the stress is usually on the last syllable, while in all other cases it is on the first one.
Many Americans of the surname Nowak have had it Anglicized to Novak.
In the Austria n capital of Vienna , where large Czech communities settled down at the end of 19th century, Novák was Germanized to Nowak because in German the "w" is pronounced as a "v".
Country specifics
Unreferenced section|date=August 2010 There are two noble Nowak lines of Polish origin:
Bohemian baron es from 1660, in Silesia from the 15th century, (Anatol Nowak, archbishop of Wroclaw , died in 1456).
In Masovia known from 1750, Antoni and Józef Nowak - Lt Generals of Polish Army in Napoleon's Campaign; Aleksander Nowak - Lt Gen in Polish-Russian War of 1831
In Poland, it is spelled Nowak. It is the List of most common surnames in Europe|most common surname and 203,506 people carry it. The archaic feminine version of the Polish version is Nowakowa and its plural Nowakowie . In that country, Nowakowski , Nowacki , and Nowakiewicz developed as well.
"Nowak" as a surname in Voivodeship s (administrative units in Poland):
Nowak is 1st in Greater Poland Voivodeship (35,011)
Nowak is 1st in Silesian Voivodeship (31,838)
Nowak is 1st in Lesser Poland Voivodeship (23,671)
Nowak is 1st in Lódz Voivodeship (15,460)
Nowak is 1st in Lower Silesian Voivodeship (13,217)
Nowak is 1st in West Pomeranian Voivodeship (7,444)
Nowak is 1st in Opole Voivodeship (5,538)
Nowak is 1st in Lubusz Voivodeship (5,444)
Nowak is 1st in Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship (5,538)
Nowak is 2nd in Subcarpathian Voivodship (9,301)
In Croatia , Novak is the fifth most common surname (11,396 people).
In Serbia and Montenegro , there are people that have the first name Novak. Novakovic and Novakov also developed in Serbia .
Novák is the most common surname in the Czech republic .
Novak is the most common surname in Slovenia , too, with more than 11,000 sharing it. There are however significant variations between regions: it's 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's 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 :
Novak is 1st in the Osrednjeslovenska statistical region|Central Slovenian statistical region (3,422)
Novak is 1st in the Savinjska statistical region|Savinja statistical region (1.380)
Novak is 2nd in the Jugovzhodna Slovenija statistical region|South-east Slovenian statistical region (1,231)
Novak is 2nd in the Pomurska statistical region|Mura statistical region (1,040)
Novak is 3rd in the Podravska statistical region|Drava statistical region (1,732)
Novak is 5th in the Gorenjska statistical region|Upper Carniolan statistical region (963)
Novak is 5th in the Spodnjeposavska statistical region|Lower Sava statistical region (380)
Novak is 6th in the Obalno-kraška statistical region|Coastal-Karst statistical region (228)
Novak is 8th in the Zasavska statistical region|Central Sava statistical region (192)
Novak is 10th in the Koroška statistical region|Carinthian statistical region (238)
Novak is 11th in the Notranjska-Kras statistical region|Inner Carniolan-Karst statistical region (228)
Novak is 131st in the Goriška statistical region (171)
People
Surnamed Novak
Arne Novák (1880–1939), Czech literary historian and critic
B. J. Novak (born 1979), American writer, comedian and actor known for The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office
Brandon Novak (born 1978), American skateboarder
David Novak (born 1941), American scholar of Jewish philosophy, law and ethics
David C. Novak , American business executive
Džoni Novak (born 1969), Slovenian former footballer
Éva Novák-Gerard (1930–2005), Hungarian swimmer
Ferenc Novák (born 1969), Hungarian canoer and Olympic champion
Filip Novák (born 1982), Czech professional ice hockey defenceman
Gabi Novak (born 1936), Croatian pop singer
Grga Novak (1888–1978), Croatian historian, archaeologist and geographer
Mark Nowak , (born 1964), American poet and writer
Manfred Nowak (born 1950), the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture
Martin Nowak , Austrian mathematical biologist
Piotr Nowak (born 1964), Polish footballer and manager
Zenon Nowak (1905–1980), Polish trade union activist and politician
Personal name Novak
Novak Djokovic , (born 1987) tennis player
Novak Novak :sh:Novak Novak , (1928–1995) Serbian Writer and Journalist
Fictional characters
Casey Novak , a fictional District Attorney|ADA appearing in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit|Law & Order: SVU
Holland Novak and Dewey Novak, characters in the television series Eureka Seven
Jimmy Novak, the human vessel of Castiel (Supernatural)|Castiel , an angel of the Lord, from the television series Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural , and Jimmy's wife Amelia and daughter Claire
Lindsey Novak , recurring character in the Stargate Atlantis television series
Pat Novak, character played by Jack Webb in the old-time radio program Pat Novak for Hire
Vera Louise Gorman-Novak , in the television series Alice
Tom Nowak, character of the movie " Test pilota Pirxa ".
