Gužvanj Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Gužvanj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gužvanj Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1951:36,6413,791
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Guzvanj (5) are calculated separately.

Gužvanj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gužvanj is held by more people in Serbia than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Guzvanj. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gužvanj? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gužvanj is the 1,177,228th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gužvanj live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Serbia, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 36,641. In Serbia Gužvanj is most frequent in: West Bačka District, where 90 percent are found, North Bačka District, where 9 percent are found and South Bačka District, where 1 percent are found. Not including Serbia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 3 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guzvanj955/
Gujvane711/
Guzsvany6715/
Gausvani673/
Gousvani671/
Guzhvane671/
Gusvanhi671/
Ujvane621,046/
Ujvani623/
Uzvana621/
Guzwana5734/
Uzuanje5719/
Eusvane572/
Guzwane571/
Husvana571/
Guzsvány5371/
Nguzwane532/
Husvaini531/
Gusmpane531/
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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 Gužvanj
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