Orovec Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Orovec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orovec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1051:68,0476,115
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Orovec Last Name Facts

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

Orovec is held by more people in Serbia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Orovec? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,628,521st most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. Orovec occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Orovec are found; 85 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most numerous in Serbia, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 68,047. In Serbia it is most common in: North Bačka District, where 57 percent reside, North Banat District, where 29 percent reside and West Bačka District, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Serbia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent reside and Sweden, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orovecz92314/
Gorovec926/
Horovec921/
Horovecz8620/
Horovecs862/
Oravec836,425/
Orovic8349/
Orobec831/
Orovek830/
Oravecz773,369/
Horobec77133/
Gorobec77132/
Gorovic7797/
Orovicz7786/
Orovets7739/
Orovich7719/
Orovics775/
Horovic773/
Orowiec773/
Oraveck772/
Otravec772/
Oravecs772/
Orobech771/
Orobecs771/
Gorovets71462/
Horovets71149/
Horowiec7127/
Gorovich7126/
Horobiec7120/
Horovicz7118/
Horovych7115/
Orgovich712/
Horavecz712/
Gorovetz712/
Horovics711/
Horobech711/
Horovich711/
Goravecz711/
Oroviche711/
Gorovych711/
Horobeck711/
Horovetz711/
Orović67524/
Aroves67135/
Oravecová67133/
Oravez6783/
Oravic6732/
Horovitch6721/
Hotrovich6711/
Hotrovych6710/
Horhovych679/
Goorovich679/
Orovig676/
Orobeć676/
Gourovich676/
Orawec675/
Oravecova675/
Orovič673/
Arovic672/
Gorgovich672/
Orowej671/
Oravek671/
Oraves671/
Orobeţ671/

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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 Orovec
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