Šavel Surname

583,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 537 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Šavel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šavel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia3661:14,5802,035
Czechia1451:73,33412,338
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Slovenia81:310,95916,987
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308

The alternate forms: Savel (2,299) & Sável (43) are calculated separately.

Šavel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šavel occurs most in Slovakia. It can occur in the variant forms: Savel or Sável. For other possible spellings of Šavel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šavel? popularity and diffusion

Šavel is the 583,527th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 13,570,849 people. Šavel is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šavel live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Šavel is most frequent in Slovakia, where it is held by 366 people, or 1 in 14,580. In Slovakia it is mostly concentrated in: Prešov Region, where 87 percent are found, Košice Region, where 4 percent are found and Trnava Region, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Slovakia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 27 percent are found and Estonia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Savel932,299/
Sável8743/
Zavel8043/
Ševel8034/
Xavel803/
Shavel732,965/
Savell732,666/
Chavel73442/
Saviel73383/
Zavell7389/
Savele7366/
Sauvel7332/
Saveal7313/
Saavel739/
Saveel734/
Zayvel734/
Satvel732/
Siavel731/
Sajvel731/
Seavel731/
Saveul731/
Chauvel676,627/
Savelle67423/
Saveall67178/
Shaviel67132/
Schavel6784/
Shavell6783/
Chavele6773/
Shaevel6768/
Sasveld6737/
Shavele673/
Chavell672/
Chaveil672/
Seavell672/
Shaveel671/
Chavhel671/
Chavesl671/
Sauvell671/
Sauviel671/
Sahvell670/
Sasvell670/
Seaviel670/

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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 Šavel
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