Klavžar Surname

649,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Klavžar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klavžar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia4501:5,5281,126
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Croatia71:604,08640,820

The alternate forms: Klavzar (53) are calculated separately.

Klavžar Last Name Facts

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

Klavžar is carried by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Klavzar. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Klavžar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 649,026th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 15,638,511 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Klavžar reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Klavžar is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is borne by 450 people, or 1 in 5,528. In Slovenia it is mostly found in: Gorizia, where 29 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 22 percent reside and Savinja, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Slovenia it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 2 percent reside and Croatia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klavzar9553/
Klavžer8658/
Klavzer7144/
Klyavzer6770/
Klyavzur674/
Klobcar5727/
Klopcar571/

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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 Klavžar
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