Povijač Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Povijač Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Povijač Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2231:18,9623,904
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Povijac (10) are calculated separately.

Povijač Last Name Facts

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

Povijač is held by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Povijac. Click here for further potential spellings of Povijač.

How Common Is The Last Name Povijač? popularity and diffusion

The last name Povijač is the 1,095,216th most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 32,533,687 people. The last name Povijač is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Povijač are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Croatia, where it is held by 223 people, or 1 in 18,962. In Croatia it is most prevalent in: Varaždin County, where 53 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 18 percent live and Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 16 percent live. Other than Croatia it occurs in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Povijac9510/
Povia83947/
Povias7720/
Poviac774/
Pobija771/
Povjia771/
Pávija771/
Potvia770/
Pavia6713,853/
Povea673,188/
Povio67138/
Pobia6723/
Phovisay6711/
Poovaiya6710/
Poovisas671/
Povhaiya671/
Pobijasz671/

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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 Povijač
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