Glavić Surname

436,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Glavić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glavić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia3821:11,0702,063
Bosnia and Herzegovina2621:13,4982,598
Slovenia711:35,0386,741
Serbia641:111,6408,662
Montenegro51:127,9134,949
Kosovo21:930,93412,188

The alternate forms: Glavič (386) are calculated separately.

Glavić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glavić occurs in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Glavič. Click here for other possible spellings of Glavić.

How Common Is The Last Name Glavić? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 436,668th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 9,271,687 people. The last name Glavić is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Glavić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Glavić is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is carried by 382 people, or 1 in 11,070. In Croatia Glavić is most numerous in: Zadar County, where 29 percent reside, Istria County, where 12 percent reside and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 12 percent reside. Besides Croatia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 33 percent reside and Slovenia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glavič94386/
Glaviz835/
Glević831/
Glavich77400/
Glavici7722/
Glavics771/
Gloović771/
Glauvitz7168/
Glaviche711/
Glavez6757/
Glavitsch6716/
Glavicová675/
Gloviz671/

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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 Glavić
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