Cvan Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Cvan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cvan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia501:212,66930,259
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Čvan (66) are calculated separately.

Cvan (28) may also be a first name.

Cvan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cvan is carried by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Čvan. For other potential spellings of Cvan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cvan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,185,341st most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Cvan reside; 73 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 69 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,994,417th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 28 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Czechia, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 212,669. In Czechia Cvan is mostly found in: South Moravian Region, where 76 percent live, Zlín Region, where 14 percent live and Plzeň Region, where 6 percent live. Barring Czechia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 9 percent live and Cambodia, where 7 percent live.

Cvan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cvan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čvan9266/
Chvan89577/
Cvhan8942/
Cvaan892/
Scvan891/
Chvhan802,253/
Chvaan8028/
Chvahn8024/
Cvahan8016/
Chhvan807/
Cvamng801/
Chvane801/
Cuan753,205/
Svan752,475/
Kvan751,594/
Žvan75290/
Zvan7580/
Jvan7534/
Cwan7517/
Qvan757/
Cban752/
Cvam751/
Cvon751/
Chvahan73211/
Cvanová7349/
Chvhaan737/
Chhvhan734/
Cvanova732/
Chvhane731/
Chsvhan731/
Khvan6737,277/
Chuan6712,769/
Svahn673,863/
Svane672,842/
Cuhan672,157/
Svang67844/
Svain67480/
Chwan67227/
Svean67148/
Zhvan6762/
Svant6747/
Svaan6737/
Qvant6731/
Kvane6728/
Svank6725/
Svanå6722/
Zvane6720/
Svanø6715/
Czwan6712/
Svann6710/
Tsvan6710/
Cvajnová678/
Zvang677/
Cbean674/
Cvein672/
Czban672/
Cwhan672/
Kvann672/
Kvhan672/
Kvain671/
Kvean671/
Dsvan671/
Svayn671/
Cbhan671/
Cuayn671/
Cwain671/
Svanh671/
Chban671/
Cwean671/

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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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  • 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 Cvan
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