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 last name Hočevar is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Hocevar or Hoćevar. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hočevar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 115,320th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,819,612 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hočevar live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Hočevar is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is carried by 3,784 people, or 1 in 657. In Slovenia it is mostly concentrated in: Central Slovenia, where 47 percent live, Southeast Slovenia, where 28 percent live and Lower Sava, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Slovenia it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 4 percent live and Serbia, where 1 percent live.
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