Vrhovec Surname

315,974th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Vrhovec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vrhovec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia7281:3,417545
Croatia4341:9,7431,724
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
England11:55,718,059489,080
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vrhovec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vrhovec is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vrhovec? popularity and diffusion

Vrhovec is the 315,974th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 6,139,466 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Vrhovec live; 98 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Vrhovec is most frequently held in Slovenia, where it is held by 728 people, or 1 in 3,417. In Slovenia Vrhovec is mostly found in: Central Slovenia, where 79 percent live, Southeast Slovenia, where 5 percent live and Central Sava, where 5 percent live. Barring Slovenia Vrhovec occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 37 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Verhovec93197/
Vrhovc929/
Verhovech884/
Vrhovac862,698/
Virovec8686/
Vurovec8645/
Verhovc8625/
Vrhowec861/
Verhovek8017/
Verhovic804/
Vravec7752/
Vrevec771/
Vrvc731/
Virovac71236/
Viravec71107/
Verovic7144/
Vyravec7140/
Varovic7117/
Verovac7113/
Vurovic712/
Varveck711/
Verveck711/
Furovec711/
Vrhović711/
Vrgovic711/
Vrevc6736/
Vervecka675/
Voravech674/
Vrvic673/
Brovetch671/
Varvecki671/
Fruhveck671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vrhovec
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