Čavec Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Čavec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čavec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia641:66,07212,005
Slovenia111:226,15215,984
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

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

Čavec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Čavec occurs in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Cavec. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čavec? popularity and diffusion

The surname Čavec is the 2,168,711th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name Čavec is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čavec reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Croatia, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 66,072. In Croatia it is most common in: City of Zagreb, where 39 percent are found, Krapina-Zagorje County, where 22 percent are found and Varaždin County, where 19 percent are found. Beside Croatia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 14 percent are found and Serbia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cavec931/
Kavec80169/
Goavec73310/
Zavecz73175/
Caveca7314/
Gaveck736/
Gaveca736/
Keavec733/
Caveco733/
Kavech732/
Cauvec731/
Kaveck731/
Kahvec731/
Koavec731/
Guavec731/
Kavecký67397/
Kavecká67358/
Čvek67167/
Kavc6789/
Kavecka6787/
Cayavec6734/
Kavecky6732/
Kavecki6730/
Caveeck679/
Kvec674/
Đakovec673/
Cavc671/
Cavieco671/
Cuaveco671/
Gavecka671/
Gauveca671/
Kavaeca671/
Kavyaec671/
Caveach670/
Gaveick670/

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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
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  • 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 Čavec
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