Šav Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Šav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šav Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1001:24,8775,348
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997

The alternate forms: Sav (120,602) & Säv (17) are calculated separately.

Šav Last Name Facts

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

Šav occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Sav or Säv. Click here to see other possible spellings of Šav.

How Common Is The Last Name Šav? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šav is the 1,817,111th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname Šav occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šav are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 24,877. In Slovenia it is most prevalent in: Coastal-Karst, where 94 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 4 percent live and Gorizia, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Slovenia Šav exists in one country. It is also found in Croatia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sav89120,602/
Šavs86146/
Säv7817/
Šapova6737/
Zav6734/
Šaf6726/
Xav6711/
Šafová676/
Šev672/
Šabova671/
Šap671/
Çav671/
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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 Šav
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