Šarović Surname

354,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,026 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Šarović Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šarović Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina6071:5,8261,194
Serbia1801:39,6944,069
Montenegro1611:3,972793
Croatia551:76,88413,368
Kosovo211:88,6605,199
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Sarović (24), Şarović (1), Sarovic (95) & Şaroviç (1) are calculated separately.

Šarović Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šarović is carried by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Sarović, Şarović, Sarovic or Şaroviç. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šarović? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šarović is the 354,583rd most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,102,871 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šarović are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 607 people, or 1 in 5,826. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Šarović is most frequent in: Republika Srpska, where 70 percent are found and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 30 percent are found. Not including Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 18 percent are found and Montenegro, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sarović9524/
Şarović951/
Šatrović93231/
Sarovic9095/
Şaroviç901/
Šerović86208/
Šorović8648/
Zairović8016/
Satrović807/
Sharović801/
Zaharović7513/
Cerović712,101/
Zorović7179/
Šeravić7143/
Šarovec7121/
Serović715/
Sorović711/
Šerovič711/
Sarević711/
Sarovich6733/
Searovic6724/
Sarovici6710/
Zarovich676/
Sarovicz672/
Sarovics671/
Sairovic671/
Sarovits671/

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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 Šarović
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