Vreš Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Vreš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vreš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1551:16,0503,761
Croatia581:72,90712,893

The alternate forms: Vres (113), Vrés (2) & Vřes (1) are calculated separately.

Vreš Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vreš occurs in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Vres, Vrés or Vřes. Click here to see other potential spellings of Vreš.

How Common Is The Last Name Vreš? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vreš is the 1,133,308th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. Vreš occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vreš are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Vreš is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 16,050. In Slovenia Vreš is most frequent in: Savinja, where 55 percent live, Drava, where 22 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 8 percent live. Barring Slovenia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Croatia, where 27 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vres92113/
Vre8653/
Vrés832/
Vřes831/
Vrey751,346/
Vree75853/
Øvre75167/
Vret7534/
Vred7514/
Vrej7511/
Vrea756/
Vrez756/
Breš755/
Vreh754/
Vrei752/
Vreÿ751/
Vrre751/
Freš751/
Vhre751/
Vrhe751/
Vrer751/
Vrje751/
Vrech671,291/
Vreys671,208/
Vrees67120/
Vress67110/
Vresh6768/
Vrije6759/
Værge6748/
Vreds6733/
Vreij6724/
Vrece6723/
Været6723/
Vreed675/
Vørre674/
Vrese674/
Vreić673/
Vrett673/
Vrezh673/
Vyres673/
Vrice672/
Vrrea672/
Vreat671/
Værøe671/
Hvrea671/
Vroes671/
Vreid671/
Vreïh671/
Vreis671/
Vretz671/
Vhrge671/
Vreus671/
Vresr671/
Vrise671/
Vrzea671/
Breše671/
Vrets670/

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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 Vreš
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