Waclav Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Waclav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waclav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Wáclav (1) are calculated separately.

Waclav (10) may also be a first name.

Waclav Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waclav occurs most in Czechia. It can occur in the variant forms: Wáclav. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waclav? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. Waclav is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Waclav are found; 67 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 67 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Waclav is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread forename on earth, borne by 10 people.

The last name Waclav is most commonly used in Czechia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,181,497. In Czechia it is most prevalent in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 56 percent are found, Karlovy Vary Region, where 22 percent are found and Ústí nad Labem Region, where 22 percent are found. Other than Czechia Waclav is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Poland, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wáclav941/
Vaclav83302/
Waclaw83205/
Waclavová8013/
Waclawová804/
Vacklav770/
Václav67500/
Woclaw6740/
Vaclavova6731/
Vaclaw6723/
Vaclavová6711/
Baclaw679/
Baklav672/
Wáclavová671/
Waklaf671/
Voclav671/
Baclab670/

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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 Waclav
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