Hlavač Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Hlavač Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hlavač Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia3621:29,3744,732
Serbia481:148,85310,308
Croatia361:117,46117,621
Slovakia191:280,86641,728

The alternate forms: Hlaváč (3,917), Hlavac (1,451), Hlavać (3), Hlavác (8) & Hlaváć (1) are calculated separately.

Hlavač Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hlavač is held by more people in Czechia than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Hlaváč, Hlavac, Hlavać, Hlavác or Hlaváć. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hlavač? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 650,013th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,672,142 people. The last name Hlavač is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hlavač reside; 82 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 82 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Hlavač is most commonly occurring in Czechia, where it is held by 362 people, or 1 in 29,374. In Czechia it is most prevalent in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 54 percent reside, Plzeň Region, where 27 percent reside and Central Bohemian Region, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Czechia Hlavač exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 10 percent reside and Croatia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hlaváč943,917/
Hlavac941,451/
Hlavać943/
Lavač9110/
Hlavác898/
Hlaváć891/
Hlavaz8310/
Hlavačová80374/
Hlavačova802/
Hlavach77259/
Hlavacs7755/
Hlavats7716/
Lachvač7713/
Hlavatz770/
Lavac7360/
Lavaz7325/
Lovač7325/
Labač738/
Hllavach711/
Hlavacova6785/
Lavach6776/
Hlovac6714/
Lavacs678/
Hlawac673/
Hlavacová672/
Hlavatsch672/
Lavaci671/
Hlávačová671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Hlavač
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis