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.

DNA test information

Šedivy 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
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

The last name Šedivy has its highest incidence in Slovenia. It may appear in the variant forms: Šedivý or Sedivy. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šedivy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,506,728th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šedivy live; 85 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

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

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
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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