Šanev Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Macedonia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Šanev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šanev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Macedonia61:350,24517,994
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Sanev (178) are calculated separately.

Šanev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šanev is found in North Macedonia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Sanev. For other possible spellings of Šanev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šanev? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šanev are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Šanev is most frequently occurring in North Macedonia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 350,245. In North Macedonia it is most common in: Skopje, where 50 percent are found and Southeastern, where 50 percent are found. Excluding North Macedonia it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Serbia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanev93178/
Šaneva917/
Zanev80618/
Šanov802/
Xanev801/
Sanaev732,397/
Chanev73820/
Saniev73363/
Saneev73310/
Saneva73236/
Sanoev73104/
Shanev7378/
Sanevs7317/
Sangev7310/
Šajnov739/
Sajnev737/
Zaynev734/
Saneiv733/
Zainev732/
Seanev732/
Zaneev732/
Sagnev731/
Satnev731/
Ceanev731/
Saunev731/
Shanaev671,053/
Zayneev67278/
Shangev67264/
Shaneva6789/
Shatnev6735/
Shaniev6732/
Sayniev6726/
Zaineev6723/
Shanoev679/
Sayneev678/
Sajneva678/
Shaneev678/
Zahneev677/
Saynaev677/
Sangeev677/
Sahnaev674/
Shahnev674/
Sagneev673/
Sahanev672/
Shanhev672/
Zanheev671/
Sajneev671/
Sainiev671/
Sanneev671/
Ceaneva671/
Shagnev671/
Shannev671/
Sahneva671/

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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 Šanev
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