Kavec Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Kavec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kavec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1531:34,8796,337
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

Kavec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kavec is found most frequently in Slovakia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavec? popularity and diffusion

Kavec is the 1,328,442nd most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Kavec reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Slovakia, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 34,879. In Slovakia Kavec is primarily concentrated in: Žilina Region, where 98 percent are found, Bratislava Region, where 1 percent are found and Trenčín Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Slovakia this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavecz9182/
Kaveci9169/
Keavec913/
Kavecs912/
Kavech912/
Kahvec911/
Kaveck911/
Kahveci8322,609/
Kaveycz831/
Kavic80187/
Kovec8010/
Kabec804/
Kavex802/
Kavek802/
Kavej801/
Cavec801/
Kawec801/
Kavecová776/
Kaveke73752/
Kavich73165/
Kavesh73119/
Kavici73116/
Kövecs73104/
Kavych73100/
Kaweck7362/
Kabeck7342/
Koveck7332/
Kahvic7328/
Kavick7327/
Kaivez7321/
Kavetz7317/
Kovecs7315/
Kavets7313/
Kovech738/
Kawech736/
Kabech736/
Kaviez736/
Kaevic735/
Kavycz733/
Kasvek731/
Kaveez731/
Kaveeq731/
Katvic731/
Kajvic731/
Kaweci731/
Keviec731/
Koveci731/
Kavesk731/
Kawiec731/
Kavyci731/
Cauvec731/
Caveci731/
Kaivej731/
Kavicz731/
Kaveckova712/
Kaweche671,908/
Kaabech67105/
Khavych6790/
Kavitke6781/
Khavich6754/
Kaibeck6753/
Kawesch6752/
Kaouech6742/
Kaviche6737/
Khavets6735/
Kabesch6733/
Kavitch6733/
Kaubeck6726/
Kavegue6726/
Kavietz6722/
Kovesci6721/
Kasweck6711/
Kaibech6710/
Caveeck679/
Kavgich677/
Kavizke675/
Kaveesh675/
Kaveush673/
Koveach672/
Kavaich672/
Kayveas672/
Khabech672/
Cahveci671/
Khavesh671/
Kahvici671/
Kampeck671/
Kawieck671/
Kaiwech671/
Kavehsh671/
Kovecke670/
Kavisch670/
Caveach670/

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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 Kavec
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