Ovčík Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Ovčík Surname Definition:

(Czech-Slovakian) One who took care of a flock, a shepherd.

Ovčík Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680

Ovčík Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Czech-Slovakian) One who took care of a flock, a shepherd.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith
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Ovčík Last Name Facts

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

Ovčík is more frequently found in Czechia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovčík? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ovčík is the 5,812,366th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Ovčík is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ovčík live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Czechia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,181,497. In Czechia it is mostly concentrated in: South Bohemian Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Czechia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Slovakia, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovsík8052/
Ovčíková7718/
Ovísek7341/
Gavčík736/
Uvačík734/
Ovčička674/
Ovsk671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ovčík
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