Sovec Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Sovec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sovec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1401:17,7694,124
Croatia451:93,96915,353
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Šovec (15) are calculated separately.

Sovec Last Name Facts

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

Sovec is found most in Slovenia. It may be rendered as: Šovec. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sovec? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,173,425th most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Sovec reside; 91 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 17,769. In Slovenia Sovec is most frequent in: Mura, where 44 percent live, Drava, where 36 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 11 percent live. Aside from Slovenia it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Sovec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sovec surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Sovec earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.68% less than the national average, earning $40,700 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šovec9315/
Soveac911/
Soveckt831/
Sovek80184/
Sovic80164/
Savec80133/
Soves8011/
Soveg8010/
Sowec801/
Sovich73984/
Sovych73548/
Sovick73113/
Savect7365/
Shovek7314/
Szovek7314/
Sobech7313/
Soveke739/
Shovic739/
Saveci738/
Savech738/
Sovici736/
Shoves734/
Savecs734/
Sowiec732/
Suovic732/
Sovets732/
Siavec731/
Shavec731/
Soviek731/
Soweci731/
Soveys730/
Soveis730/
Sovetz730/
Sjobeck67154/
Szovics67122/
Soviche6739/
Sovitch6730/
Shovick6729/
Sioveke6721/
Sowecke6718/
Saveche6710/
Sovetts679/
Shovich677/
Sobeach673/
Sobeich673/
Suobeck673/
Siovici672/
Soviets672/
Shouvej671/
Ssovich671/
Schovic671/
Shohvez671/
Szobeck671/
Shoveiz671/
Satvech671/
Schovek670/
Soubeck670/

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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 Sovec
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