Jazvec Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Jazvec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jazvec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1681:25,1705,232
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Jazvec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jazvec occurs most in Croatia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jazvec? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,263,456th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Jazvec reside; 92 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is borne by 168 people, or 1 in 25,170. In Croatia it is most numerous in: Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 43 percent reside, Split-Dalmatia County, where 27 percent reside and Bjelovar-Bilogora County, where 24 percent reside. Apart from Croatia Jazvec occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jazvecs923/
Jazvic8392/
Yazvec8328/
Jasvec833/
Jazvecová802/
Jazwiec77108/
Yazveck772/
Jazvick771/
Jazvics771/
Jarzwiec7113/
Jazwieck712/
Jazvić67195/
Iazbec6712/
Jasvecová674/
Jazuez672/

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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
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  • 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 Jazvec
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