Zovan Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Zovan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
The alternate forms: Žovan (2) are calculated separately.
Zovan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zovan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zovan is carried by more people in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Žovan. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zovan? popularity and diffusion
Zovan is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Zovan live; 50 percent live in East Asia and 50 percent live in Sino-East Asia.
It is most commonly used in Taiwan, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 11,722,373. In Taiwan it is most prevalent in: Taoyuan City, where 100 percent live. Other than Taiwan this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent live.
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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 Zovan
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