Zaviš Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Zaviš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaviš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia171:420,29118,230
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Zavis (110) are calculated separately.

Zaviš Last Name Facts

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

Zaviš occurs more in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Zavis. For other potential spellings of Zaviš click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaviš? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Zaviš occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zaviš are found; 90 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Zaviš is most frequently held in Serbia, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 420,291. In Serbia Zaviš is mostly concentrated in: South Bačka District, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Serbia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 10 percent reside and Montenegro, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zavis93110/
Zavi89305/
Zavoi80294/
Zavid80126/
Zavai80125/
Zavie8021/
Zavhi808/
Zavic807/
Zauvi806/
Zaavi805/
Zhavi805/
Zavit804/
Zajvi803/
Zavio802/
Zaivi802/
Zaviy801/
Saviš801/
Zavyi801/
Zavix801/
Zavišová7715/
Zaivyi73501/
Zavist7357/
Zavich7340/
Zayviy7325/
Savitš7323/
Tzavis7322/
Zavaid7311/
Zaivii7310/
Zaivei739/
Zavaia737/
Dzavic735/
Zavish732/
Zaivoi732/
Zayvyi732/
Dzhavi731/
Zhahvi731/
Zavais731/
Javoiš731/
Zavies731/
Zavicz731/
Zsavai731/
Zahvie731/
Savi6725,377/
Zawi675,347/
Zabi673,873/
Javi673,611/
Zava671,997/
Zovi67608/
Cavi67286/
Zave67130/
Zavisch6761/
Zavy679/
Zahavie673/
Dzavies672/
Rzhaviy672/
Zavj672/
Zjavaid671/
Zahavid671/
Zaivich671/
D'Zavai671/

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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 Zaviš
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