Cavić Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Montenegro
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Cavić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cavić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Čavić (3,767), Cavic (481), Ćavić (1), Čavič (8) & Çaviç (1) are calculated separately.

Cavić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cavić is found most frequently in Montenegro. It can be rendered as a variant: Čavić, Cavic, Ćavić, Čavič or Çaviç. For other potential spellings of Cavić click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cavić? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Cavić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Montenegro, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 159,891. Excluding Montenegro this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 20 percent are found and Serbia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čavić933,767/
Cavic93481/
Ćavić931/
Čavič878/
Çaviç871/
Savić8045,321/
Cović8095/
Kavić8065/
Caviz8018/
Javić801/
Kahvić73544/
Kavgić73317/
Džavić73101/
Kaević7375/
Cavich7365/
Cavits7337/
Cauvic732/
Dzavić732/
Caviez731/
Caveci731/
Zeavić731/
Caviche67653/
Cavitch6770/
Chavich6729/
Chavidz6712/
Chavitz672/
Csavitz671/
Csavits671/
Cahveci671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Cavić
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