Across the world, Новак (Nowak 
, Novak , Новак 
) is quite a rare primarily male, but scarcely female first name. The given name Новак is characteristic of Southern Europe, particularly Montenegro, where it is quite a common masculine name, Serbia, and Croatia, where it is quite a rare primarily boy's, but scarcely girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Serbia, Poland, and Montenegro. Also, Новак is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Nowak, Novak | Poland, United States, Croatia, Czechia, Germany |
| Новак | Serbia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus |
| Novák | Hungary, Poland, United States, Czechia, Germany |
Новак is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Новак , character in Slave Zlata: a short story from the past and Novak , the character from novel Đurađ Branković : a historical novel.
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новак мрасоровић Serbian noble, RS (b. 1350) |
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новак радонић Serbian painter (1826-1890), RS (b. 1826) |
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| новак мрдак-мрдаковић RS (b. 1776) |
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| новак рамов јововић ME (b. 1834) |
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новак пивашевић BA (b. 1904) |
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| новак аполінарій васильович UA (b. 1885) |
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новак билбија Serbian actor, RS (b. 1950) |
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новак володимир миколайович UA (b. 1947) |
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| новак новак Serbian journalist and writer (1928-1995), RS (b. 1928) |
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| новак рогановић Serbian footballer (1932-2009), RS (b. 1932) |
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| новак килибарда Montenegrin politician, ME (b. 1934) |
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| новак томић Serbian footballer (1936-2003), RS (b. 1936) |
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новак ђоковић Serbian tennis player (born 1987), RS (b. 1987) |
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| новак, виллен захарович Soviet and Ukrainian film director, UA (b. 1938) |
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| новак олекса федорович UA (b. 1932) |
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