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

Gužvanj is held by more people in Serbia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Guzvanj. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gužvanj? popularity and diffusion

Gužvanj is the 1,177,228th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. The surname Gužvanj is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gužvanj reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Serbia, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 36,641. In Serbia it is primarily concentrated in: West Bačka District, where 90 percent reside, North Bačka District, where 9 percent reside and South Bačka District, where 1 percent reside. Barring Serbia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 3 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 0 percent reside.

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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