Cuvaj Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Cuvaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cuvaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia421:100,68116,054
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Čuvaj (20) are calculated separately.

Cuvaj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cuvaj occurs in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Čuvaj. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cuvaj? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,506,728th most commonly used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Cuvaj live; 75 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Cuvaj is most widely held in Croatia, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 100,681. In Croatia it is most numerous in: Bjelovar-Bilogora County, where 64 percent reside, Zagreb County, where 21 percent reside and City of Zagreb, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Croatia it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 25 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 2 percent reside.

Cuvaj Last Name Statistics demography

Cuvaj earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 27.04% more than the national average, earning $63,118 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čuvaj9320/
Csuvaj911/
Cuva891,348/
Chuvaja831/
Chuva801,653/
Cuvad80512/
Cuvas80424/
Cubaj80210/
Cusva8063/
Cuvay8034/
Cuiva8032/
Cutva805/
Ceuva805/
Cuvat805/
Cauva804/
Kuvaj803/
Couva803/
Cuvea802/
Czuva801/
Cuvij801/
Scuva801/
Kuvaja731,001/
Czuwaj73172/
Juvaji73103/
Couvas7374/
Cheuva7364/
Ciuvat7363/
Cauvas7359/
Couvat7358/
Cuivas7339/
Cauvad7323/
Csuvay7317/
Chuvha7317/
Cuveas7315/
Chuvai7314/
Chauva737/
Couvea736/
Suvajy736/
Suvajo736/
Cauvat734/
Chouva734/
Juvaju733/
Chuvej732/
Chuvay731/
Chuyva731/
Cuvhas731/
Cuevea731/
Cuevai731/
Jauvaj731/
Cauvay731/
Juvaij731/
Cuvayo731/
Cuvats731/
Cuvaio731/
Cauvai731/
Chubaj731/
Kuvajo731/
Csuvajová711/
Cuba6748,593/
Suva677,327/
Cuvi672,220/
Kuva671,891/
Zuva671,582/
Juva67890/
Chubaja67122/
Cuve6739/
Czubaja6739/
Juvajee6730/
Couveia6722/
Cuwa6718/
Cuvy6717/
Sauvaje6716/
Khuvaja679/
Juvaaji677/
Chauvai677/
Quivaja675/
Chauvah675/
Chauvau675/
Cyva674/
Chhauva674/
Couvaud674/
Chubaji672/
Chouvha672/
Kauvaji672/
Caubaji671/
Sauvajy671/
Chauvha671/
Tchuvai671/
Kuvj671/
Cubj671/
Cuví671/
Chauvea671/
Kuvaaja671/
Khuvaju671/

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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 Cuvaj
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