Považanec Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Považanec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Považanec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia711:75,16114,596
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312

The alternate forms: Povazanec (8) are calculated separately.

Považanec Last Name Facts

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

Považanec occurs in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Povazanec. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Považanec? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,121,169th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name Považanec is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Považanec live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Považanec is most widespread in Slovakia, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 75,161. In Slovakia it is mostly concentrated in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 59 percent are found, Žilina Region, where 23 percent are found and Bratislava Region, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Slovakia Považanec is found in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Povazanec968/
Považanac891/
Povzaniuc678/

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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 Považanec
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