Pečaver Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Pečaver Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pečaver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1111:22,4114,918
Croatia491:86,29814,514

The alternate forms: Pecaver (9) & Pećaver (3) are calculated separately.

Pečaver Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pečaver occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Pecaver or Pećaver. For other potential spellings of Pečaver click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pečaver? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pečaver is the 1,374,607th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pečaver live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Pečaver is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 22,411. In Slovenia it is primarily found in: Central Slovenia, where 59 percent are found, Southeast Slovenia, where 39 percent are found and Carinthia, where 1 percent are found. Not including Slovenia it occurs in one country. It is also found in Croatia, where 31 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pecaver959/
Pećaver953/
Pechaver8029/
Pezave771/
Peatcover750/
Peshave71712/
Pecover7160/
Pazaver7139/
Pezaveh714/
Petschaver712/
Pesahve711/
Pechawer6740/
Pechavez671/
Pechover671/
Peshawer671/

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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 Pečaver
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