Kević Surname
Approximately 512 people bear this surname
Kević Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 272 | 1:13,001 | 2,526 |
| Serbia | 143 | 1:49,965 | 4,864 |
| Croatia | 86 | 1:49,170 | 9,482 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1:213,188 | 6,121 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Kevic (81) are calculated separately.
Kević Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kević Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kević is most common in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may be found in the variant forms: Kevic. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kević? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 605,571st most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,233,488 people. Kević occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kević are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Kević is most widespread in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 272 people, or 1 in 13,001. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Kević is most prevalent in: Republika Srpska, where 99 percent are found, Brčko District, where 0 percent are found and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 0 percent are found. Other than Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 28 percent are found and Croatia, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevic | 93 | 81 | / |
| Kaević | 91 | 75 | / |
| Ković | 80 | 466 | / |
| Kebić | 80 | 196 | / |
| Kavić | 80 | 65 | / |
| Kivić | 80 | 38 | / |
| Cević | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kahvić | 73 | 544 | / |
| Kovaić | 73 | 136 | / |
| Kevich | 73 | 65 | / |
| Kevitz | 73 | 40 | / |
| Kevics | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kevici | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keviec | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kevicz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kievits | 67 | 695 | / |
| Kevitch | 67 | 60 | / |
| Keevitz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kiewieć | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kievitz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khevitz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keviets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kievicz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khevich | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kević
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