Oravec Surname

76,298th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Oravec Surname User-submission:

Oravec was a surname given to someone from the region of Orava (northern Slovakia).

Oravec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia4,3161:1,23625
United States1,1631:311,65928,571
Czechia4621:23,0163,561
Serbia1821:39,2584,027
Canada1031:357,72432,292
Australia371:729,61448,196
Croatia321:132,14418,905
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
France161:4,151,420237,746
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Hungary131:755,09840,181
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
England101:5,571,806158,774
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

Oravec (13) may also be a first name.

Oravec Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Oravec was a surname given to someone from the region of Orava (northern Slovakia).

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Oravec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oravec is found in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oravec? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oravec is the 76,298th most frequent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,134,248 people. The surname Oravec is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Oravec live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 74 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring given name worldwide, borne by 13 people.

This surname is most widely held in Slovakia, where it is carried by 4,316 people, or 1 in 1,236. In Slovakia it is most prevalent in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 22 percent live, Žilina Region, where 21 percent live and Trnava Region, where 12 percent live. Not including Slovakia this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Czechia, where 7 percent live.

Oravec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oravec surname are 2.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.05% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Oravec earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.43% less than the national average, earning 192,320 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 52.09% less than the national average, earning R 113,856 per year; in United States they earn 10.08% less than the national average, earning $38,800 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.77% more than the national average, earning $53,545 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oravecz923,369/
Oravecs922/
Otravec922/
Oraveck922/
Horavecz862/
Goravecz861/
Orovec83123/
Oravez8383/
Oravic8332/
Orawec835/
Oravek831/
Oraves831/
Oravecová80133/
Oravecova805/
Orawiec77974/
Oravetz77865/
Orovecz77314/
Oravets77128/
Oraivej7725/
Oraveis7714/
Aravecz777/
Gorovec776/
Oraweic772/
O'Ravez772/
Oraveez771/
Horovec771/
Horavej771/
Oraveczová7539/
Horovecz7120/
Horawiec715/
O'Reaves712/
Horovecs712/
Goravets712/
Horawech711/
Horabeck711/
Orovic6749/
Oravik6736/
Oravis6732/
Oravík6725/
Araves6718/
Aravez675/
Goravitch675/
Aravej674/
Oravić673/
Orawez672/
Araveg672/
Orobec671/
Orovek670/

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