Posavec Surname

116,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Posavec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Posavec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia3,2111:1,31746
Slovenia2611:9,5312,202
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
Germany851:947,12366,306
Australia681:396,99632,204
Canada631:584,85148,473
Serbia401:178,62411,446
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Austria221:387,06540,442
France71:9,488,960336,266
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
China31:455,773,85521,925
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

Posavec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Posavec is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Posavec? popularity and diffusion

It is the 116,372nd most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,839,360 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Posavec reside; 89 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is carried by 3,211 people, or 1 in 1,317. In Croatia it is most frequent in: Međimurje County, where 19 percent are found, Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 16 percent are found and Varaždin County, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Croatia it is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Posavec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Posavec surname are 22.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.05% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Posavec earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 24.87% less than the national average, earning $32,416 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.88% more than the national average, earning $59,561 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poszavecz8850/
Posavek8616/
Posawec862/
Posavez862/
Posavic861/
Posavetz8046/
Posavets807/
Pasavech801/
Poszovecz7511/
Potsavich755/
Poszavesz751/
Pasavic711/
Posawetz6725/
Posovich6723/
Posavitz6716/
Posovets678/
Pasawech671/
Pozovecz671/
Pasavets671/
Posabetz671/

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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 Posavec
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