Charvát Surname

146,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,015 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Charvát Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Charvát Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia2,9521:3,602345
Slovakia581:92,00817,690
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

The alternate forms: Charvat (1,691) are calculated separately.

Charvát Last Name Facts

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

Charvát (Marathi: चरवट) is carried by more people in Czechia than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Charvat. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Charvát? popularity and diffusion

It is the 146,934th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,417,096 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Charvát are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Charvát is most frequently occurring in Czechia, where it is borne by 2,952 people, or 1 in 3,602. In Czechia it is primarily found in: Central Bohemian Region, where 21 percent are found, Prague, where 15 percent are found and Ústí nad Labem Region, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Czechia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 2 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Charvát Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Charvát has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 98 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Charvát Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Charvát in the Marathi language
चरवटcaravata-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Charvát
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