Ovčarik Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Ovčarik Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 48 | 1:111,176 | 20,971 |
| Croatia | 27 | 1:156,615 | 20,822 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
The alternate forms: Ovcarik (17), Ovčarík (3), Ovčárik (2) & Ovčařík (1) are calculated separately.
Ovčarik Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ovčarik Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ovčarik is borne by more people in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Ovcarik, Ovčarík, Ovčárik or Ovčařík. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ovčarik? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,061,309th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ovčarik reside; 67 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 67 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
It is most commonly used in Slovakia, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 111,176. In Slovakia it is most numerous in: Prešov Region, where 92 percent live, Trenčín Region, where 4 percent live and Bratislava Region, where 2 percent live. Other than Slovakia Ovčarik occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 33 percent live and Czechia, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ovcarik | 95 | 17 | / |
| Ovčarík | 95 | 3 | / |
| Ovčárik | 95 | 2 | / |
| Ovčařík | 90 | 1 | / |
| Ofčarik | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ovčaruk | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ovčariková | 82 | 51 | / |
| Ovcharik | 80 | 197 | / |
| Ovciarik | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ovcharick | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ovzarek | 71 | 31 | / |
| Ovcaric | 71 | 23 | / |
| Ofčariková | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ovčaríková | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ofčárik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ovcarikova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ovcharyk | 67 | 593 | / |
| Ovcharek | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ofcharik | 67 | 36 | / |
| Ovcearic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovczaryk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovciarikova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofcsarik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofcharick | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ovciarkova | 59 | 2 | / |
| Ovčaříková | 59 | 1 | / |
| Owzarek | 57 | 23 | / |
| Ofcarek | 57 | 9 | / |
| Owcarek | 57 | 2 | / |
| Ofzarek | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ovczaryková | 56 | 1 | / |
| Owczarek | 53 | 20,722 | / |
| Owczaruk | 53 | 97 | / |
| Owczaryk | 53 | 13 | / |
| Ofczarek | 53 | 13 | / |
| Owzareck | 53 | 6 | / |
| Ofzareck | 53 | 2 | / |
| Owtzarek | 53 | 1 | / |
| Owcharyk | 53 | 1 | / |
| Owczarzyk | 50 | 11 | / |
| Owczareck | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Ovčarik
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