Sivčević Surname

786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sivčević Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sivčević Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina2201:16,0753,000
Serbia871:82,1267,026
Slovenia371:67,2349,657
Croatia141:302,04329,715
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Sivcević (6) & Sivcevic (30) are calculated separately.

Sivčević Last Name Facts

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

Sivčević is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Sivcević or Sivcevic. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sivčević.

How Common Is The Last Name Sivčević? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sivčević is the 786,896th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 20,299,571 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sivčević are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 220 people, or 1 in 16,075. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is primarily concentrated in: Republika Srpska, where 72 percent are found, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 20 percent are found and Brčko District, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 24 percent are found and Slovenia, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sivcević966/
Sivcevic9230/
Živčević8837/
Zivčević8824/
Zivcević752/
Zivćević751/
Sivcevics711/
Sivtsevich67135/
Sivchevich674/
Žebčević6339/
Šepčević6319/
Zivcevic631/
Shevchevich531/
Ševčovič5080/

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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 Sivčević
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