Lihovac Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Lihovac Surname User-submission:

There is no exact meaning of this surname. It is not common and it is located mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina. All people with this surname are related to each other. The name of village it originates from is Lihovci. It is found on the list of synonyms, the Slovenian-Austrian word with same meaning that Slovenian name "Lihovci" is the same on Austrian (German) "Lichendorf", name for the small place on Austrian-Slovenian border.

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Lihovac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina2161:16,3723,050
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lihovac Surname Meaning

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There is no exact meaning of this surname. It is not common and it is located mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina. All people with this surname are related to each other. The name of village it originates from is Lihovci. It is found on the list of synonyms, the Slovenian-Austrian word with same meaning that Slovenian name "Lihovci" is the same on Austrian (German) "Lichendorf", name for the small place on Austrian-Slovenian border. The origin of "Lichen" is according to an explanation in Old German, the word for 'life' - loebche.

- elihovac

Lihovac Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lihovac is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lihovac? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lihovac is the 1,101,507th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Lihovac live; 98 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Lihovac is most numerous in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 16,372. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Lihovac is primarily concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent live. Aside from Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lihovic8625/
Lehovac861/
Leovac77659/
Lihovicka751/
Lihovecka751/
Lehovec71182/
Lihović7191/
Lehovka7127/
Lahovec7120/
Lyhovka712/
Lahovica6754/
Wlahovic674/
Lyahovec673/
Ljahovic672/
Hlahovak671/
Lahoveca671/
Lehovica671/
Hlohovec671/
Llehovec671/
Lahovecka631/
Leovas621/
Luhovyk57398/
Luhović5724/
Leoback5719/
Lehavka5711/
Lohovyk579/
Lehovič577/
Lahovič576/
Luhovič575/
Hleovas575/
Lehovko573/
Leobach571/
Leoubac571/
Leavack570/
Luhovykh5355/
Ljahović5333/
Lohavech537/
Lyahovko532/
Ljahovič531/
Leavaisch500/

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