Visovan Surname
Approximately 888 people bear this surname
Visovan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 877 | 1:22,894 | 2,942 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Vişovan (122) & Višovan (4) are calculated separately.
Visovan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Visovan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Visovan occurs most in Romania. It can also appear in the variant forms: Vişovan or Višovan. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Visovan? popularity and diffusion
Visovan is the 396,862nd most widespread surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 8,206,696 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Visovan live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in Romanian Europe.
The surname Visovan is most frequent in Romania, where it is held by 877 people, or 1 in 22,894. In Romania Visovan is most numerous in: Maramureș County, where 85 percent reside, Satu Mare County, where 6 percent reside and Suceava County, where 4 percent reside. Other than Romania this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Italy, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vişovan | 95 | 122 | / |
| Višovan | 95 | 4 | / |
| Vishovan | 93 | 58 | / |
| Vicovan | 86 | 561 | / |
| Visevan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Visavan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vyshovan | 80 | 179 | / |
| Vishavan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vaishavan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vijavan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Višovanová | 71 | 5 | / |
| Vetsouvanh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bisavan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baisouvanh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vetsouvang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vicován | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vişevan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vyšovan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vyshevan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vyshavan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bisobane | 67 | 5 | / |
| Baisavan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhisavan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaisawan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaijavan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vishavam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Visevohn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vethsouvanh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiszowan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baisoban | 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 Visovan
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