Kivač Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Kivač Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kivač Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1021:41,4578,263
Bosnia and Herzegovina331:107,1648,753
Slovenia161:155,48013,898
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Kivac (27) are calculated separately.

Kivač Last Name Facts

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

Kivač is held by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Kivac. Click here for other possible spellings of Kivač.

How Common Is The Last Name Kivač? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kivač is the 1,422,956th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kivač live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Croatia, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 41,457. In Croatia it is most prevalent in: Međimurje County, where 40 percent reside, Varaždin County, where 22 percent reside and Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 21 percent reside. Besides Croatia it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 22 percent reside and Slovenia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kivac9327/
Kiva893,200/
Kivat802,028/
Kaiva801,019/
Kivai80670/
Kuvač80538/
Kieva80431/
Khiva80380/
Kivaa80337/
Kuiva80218/
Kivad80165/
Kiova80116/
Kivea8089/
Kivas8064/
Kivah8053/
Koiva8046/
Keiva8037/
Kivay8035/
Kihva8027/
Kivha8014/
Kivoa8012/
Kivau809/
Kivađ806/
Kivaj804/
Kivap801/
Kaivat73150/
Kuivas73129/
Kivach7371/
Kivate7328/
Kaivas7328/
Kaivad7319/
Khiova7317/
Kivaha7315/
Koivad7313/
Kaivay7313/
Kaivah7313/
Kivadj738/
Kitvat737/
Khivha737/
Keivas736/
Kivath736/
Khieva734/
Kisvad733/
Kaivai732/
Khaiva732/
Kivase732/
Kievat732/
Kievad732/
Khivaj731/
Kievas731/
Kivaah731/
Gkiova731/
Koivat731/
Kaaiva731/
Kiovau731/
Kaivau731/
Khivah731/
Kaivea731/
Kuivah731/
Kivast731/
Kivash731/
Kivadh731/
Kitvas731/
Khivad731/
Kaijva731/
Keivat731/
Koivah731/
Keva6730,929/
Civa674,899/
Kiwa674,237/
Kyva671,673/
Kivo67598/
Kaivath67261/
Kivaste6789/
Khaivaz6745/
Khaivas6727/
Kivatse6711/
Kitvate674/
Kaivait673/
Qiva673/
Kivache672/
Kivathe671/
Kitvash671/
Kitvach671/
Khaivad671/
Kuivaus671/
Kohieva671/
Kaivate671/
Kishvha671/
Kivaute671/
Kéva671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kivač
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