Cerván Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Iceland

Cerván Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cerván Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Iceland11:380,09011,096

The alternate forms: Cervan (1,178) & Červan (8) are calculated separately.

Cerván Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cerván is more commonly found in Spain than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Cervan or Červan. For other potential spellings of Cerván click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cerván? popularity and diffusion

Cerván is the 4,532,898th most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Cerván is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Cerván are found; 79 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 79 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The last name Cerván is most numerous in Spain, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 3,116,802. In Spain it is most prevalent in: Andalusia, where 73 percent reside, Asturias, where 7 percent reside and Balearic Islands, where 7 percent reside. Not including Spain Cerván is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 11 percent reside and Argentina, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cervan941,178/
Czerván9249/
Cserván921/
Červan898/
Gerván83113/
Cervon83104/
Serván8330/
Cerbán837/
Cervón832/
Cervone774,020/
Chervan77315/
Czervan7773/
Chervon7751/
Cervant7736/
Cervain7716/
Cervand7711/
Cervont774/
Cervane771/
Cervean770/
Chervand7110/
Chervone717/
Chervain712/
Chervant712/
Schervan712/
Chervont711/
Servan674,287/
Kervan672,127/
Gervan671,567/
Crevon67614/
Serbán67495/
Cerban67391/
Chervatin67183/
Cerbon67166/
Zervan67125/
Servon67112/
Jervan6775/
Crevan6750/
Cervanová6740/
Gervon6725/
Cyrvan6722/
Cerbón6713/
Gerbán679/
Jervon676/
Šervan675/
Cervanova673/
Cervam672/
Chervonne672/
Shchervan672/
Cervonova671/
Cerwon671/
Şervan671/
Cirvan671/
Ceruan671/

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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 Cerván
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