Cognomen Nowak (Nowak 
, Новак 
, نواك) , in the entire world, is a widespread family name. The family name Nowak is characteristic of Poland, where it is a common surname, Germany, where it is quite a common surname, and Austria (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Poland, Germany, and the United States. Also, Nowak is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Nowak | France, United States, Germany, Austria, Poland |
| Новак | Kazakhstan, Serbia, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia |
| נובאק | Israel |
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bartłomiej nowak social activist, January Uprising participant, PL (b. 1823) |
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| ignaz eugen nowak priest and writer in Prague (1796-1862), CZ (b. 1796) |
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| josef nowak catholic priest in the Banat, HU (b. 1803) |
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julian nowak Polish microbiologist and politician (1865-1946), PL (b. 1865) |
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| franciszek nowak (b. 1810) |
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anatol nowak PL (b. 1862) |
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otto nowak Austrian painter (1874-1945), AT (b. 1874) |
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| jakub nowak DE (b. 1821) |
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riccardo nowak Italian fencer, IT (b. 1885) |
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willi nowak Czech graphic, painter and university educator (1886-1977), CZ (b. 1886) |
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jan nowak UA (b. 1880) |
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walenty nowak Polish officer, PL (b. 1895) |
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| gustav nowak Czech member of Czech council, pharmacist, regional politician and mayor (1846-1921), CZ (b. 1846) |
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kazimierz nowak Polish photographer, PL (b. 1897) |
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ignacy nowak PL (b. 1887) |
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