Vovčak Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Vovčak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vovčak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia321:77,74010,347
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997

The alternate forms: Vovčák (9) & Vovcak (3) are calculated separately.

Vovčak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vovčak is most common in Slovenia. It can also be found as: Vovčák or Vovcak. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vovčak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vovčak is the 3,323,005th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Vovčak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vovčak reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Slovenia, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 77,740. In Slovenia it is mostly found in: Upper Carniola, where 72 percent live and Lower Sava, where 28 percent live. Without taking into account Slovenia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Croatia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vovčák949/
Vovcak943/
Vovčuk8347/
Vovčok833/
Vovchak77505/
Vovčáková678/
Bobčak675/
Vovčoková674/
Bovčák673/
Vovcuk672/
Vovcok671/
Vovakuaku671/
Vavečák624/
Vavecak624/
Vovkach621/
Vovcuka621/
Vovcoka621/
Vavacaka571/
Vavacaki571/

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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 Vovčak
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