Šedivy Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Šedivy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šedivy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia451:55,2828,759
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Šedivý (3,566) & Sedivy (1,345) are calculated separately.

Šedivy Last Name Facts

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

Šedivy is carried by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Šedivý or Sedivy. Click here for other possible spellings of Šedivy.

How Common Is The Last Name Šedivy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,506,728th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name Šedivy is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šedivy are found; 85 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Slovenia, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 55,282. In Slovenia it is mostly found in: Drava, where 73 percent reside, Mura, where 22 percent reside and Central Sava, where 2 percent reside. Barring Slovenia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 14 percent reside and Croatia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šedivý943,566/
Sedivy941,345/
Šediva8327/
Šedivi832/
Shedivy77132/
Schedivy7169/
Sediva67128/
Sedivi6738/
Sediwy6726/
Šediba674/
Šedevi673/
Sediby672/
Šedivýová672/
Šedevá671/
Sedive671/
Sedivá671/

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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 Šedivy
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