Hočevar Surname
Approximately 4,005 people bear this surname
Hočevar Surname User-submission:
This is a Slovenian surname, denoting someone who came from Kočevje ('place of fir' or 'spruce trees'; hvojčevje), south-central Slovenia.
Hočevar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 3,784 | 1:657 | 27 |
| Croatia | 174 | 1:24,302 | 5,053 |
| Serbia | 39 | 1:183,204 | 11,620 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Hocevar (1,356) & Hoćevar (10) are calculated separately.
Hočevar Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a Slovenian surname, denoting someone who came from Kočevje ('place of fir' or 'spruce trees'; hvojčevje), south-central Slovenia.
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Where Does The Last Name Hočevar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hočevar occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Hocevar or Hoćevar. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hočevar? popularity and diffusion
Hočevar is the 115,320th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,819,612 people. The last name Hočevar occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hočevar reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
Hočevar is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is carried by 3,784 people, or 1 in 657. In Slovenia Hočevar is most frequent in: Central Slovenia, where 47 percent are found, Southeast Slovenia, where 28 percent are found and Lower Sava, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Slovenia this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 4 percent are found and Serbia, where 1 percent are found.
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