Sovič Surname
Approximately 880 people bear this surname
Sovič Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 643 | 1:3,869 | 671 |
| Slovakia | 207 | 1:25,780 | 4,353 |
| Czechia | 24 | 1:443,061 | 48,767 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
The alternate forms: Sović (749), Sovic (164) & Šović (210) are calculated separately.
Sovič Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sovič Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sovič is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Sović, Sovic or Šović. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sovič? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 399,716th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,281,302 people. The last name Sovič is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sovič are found; 74 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 74 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
Sovič is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is borne by 643 people, or 1 in 3,869. In Slovenia it is most prevalent in: Savinja, where 39 percent live, Drava, where 18 percent live and Mura, where 17 percent live. Beside Slovenia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 24 percent live and Czechia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sović | 93 | 749 | / |
| Sovic | 93 | 164 | / |
| Šović | 87 | 210 | / |
| Sovis | 80 | 1,520 | / |
| Soviš | 80 | 222 | / |
| Savič | 80 | 162 | / |
| Jovič | 80 | 48 | / |
| Sevič | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sovičová | 77 | 175 | / |
| Sovičova | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sovich | 73 | 984 | / |
| Shovic | 73 | 9 | / |
| Sovish | 73 | 7 | / |
| Sovici | 73 | 6 | / |
| Suovic | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sovuij | 73 | 1 | / |
| Savičs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soveis | 73 | 0 | / |
| Shovis | 73 | 0 | / |
| Szovičová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Szovics | 67 | 122 | / |
| Shovaiz | 67 | 50 | / |
| Soviche | 67 | 39 | / |
| Sovitch | 67 | 30 | / |
| Souvais | 67 | 30 | / |
| Shovich | 67 | 7 | / |
| Siovici | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soviets | 67 | 2 | / |
| Szovisz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schovic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssovich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shoveiz | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sovič
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