Pović Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Pović Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Pović 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
Serbia941:76,0106,672
Croatia221:192,20923,417
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Povic (11) & Povič (1) are calculated separately.

Pović Last Name Facts

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

Pović is found in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Povic or Povič. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pović? popularity and diffusion

Pović is the 1,683,218th most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The last name Pović occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pović live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Serbia, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 76,010. In Serbia it is most prevalent in: Srem District, where 59 percent are found, Belgrade, where 23 percent are found and South Banat District, where 15 percent are found. Beside Serbia Pović is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 19 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent are found.

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
Povic9311/
Povič931/
Puović9115/
Pavić8010,694/
Poviz8029/
Pević805/
Pobić801/
Povich73506/
Povitz7342/
Povics7320/
Puovic736/
Paević734/
Pojbić731/
Povitch6720/
Poovits671/
Ppovich671/
Povitts671/
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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 Pović
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