Carević Surname

219,953rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,858 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Carević Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carević Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia9951:4,250494
Serbia7471:9,5651,147
Montenegro441:14,5361,863
Bosnia and Herzegovina291:121,9459,226
Kosovo201:93,0935,307
Slovenia191:130,93012,952
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

The alternate forms: Carevic (244), Čarević (13) & Carevič (2) are calculated separately.

Carević Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Carević Come From? nationality or country of origin

Carević occurs in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Carevic, Čarević or Carevič. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Carević? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 219,953rd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,922,253 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Carević live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Croatia, where it is carried by 995 people, or 1 in 4,250. In Croatia Carević is most numerous in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 33 percent live, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 13 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 10 percent live. Besides Croatia this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 40 percent live and Montenegro, where 2 percent live.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Carević
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