Pošvanc Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Pošvanc Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pošvanc Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1001:53,36410,301
Czechia191:559,65656,138

The alternate forms: Posvanc (21) are calculated separately.

Pošvanc Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pošvanc is found in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Posvanc. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pošvanc? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,666,404th most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pošvanc are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Slovakia, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 53,364. In Slovakia it is most numerous in: Bratislava Region, where 86 percent are found, Trenčín Region, where 7 percent are found and Trnava Region, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Slovakia Pošvanc is found in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Posvanc9521/
Povanc921/
Povan834/
Pošvancová8232/
Posvancz8031/
Poovan77454/
Povane778/
Potvan776/
Poivan774/
Pouvan774/
Potvain7182/
Povhane7130/
Povasin7117/
Posvancová7114/
Posvancova712/
Pohvane711/
Pouvang711/
Povahne711/
Pottvan710/
Pavan6728,728/
Powan67526/
Posvanczová6714/
Phouvanh6713/
Povanova679/
Poovasin678/
Povon676/
Poban674/
Posváncz673/
Povahyna672/
Pooshvan671/
Posvanczova671/
Păvan671/
Phouvang671/
Poovaten671/

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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 Pošvanc
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