Kavaš Surname
Approximately 694 people bear this surname
Kavaš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 655 | 1:3,798 | 643 |
| Croatia | 36 | 1:117,461 | 17,621 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
The alternate forms: Kavas (9,620), Kaväš (3) & Kávás (2) are calculated separately.
Kavaš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kavaš Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kavaš is found most in Slovenia. It may be found as: Kavas, Kaväš or Kávás. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kavaš? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 480,521st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 10,500,787 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kavaš are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is held by 655 people, or 1 in 3,798. In Slovenia it is most prevalent in: Mura, where 78 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 11 percent are found and Upper Carniola, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Slovenia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 5 percent are found and North Macedonia, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Kavaš
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