Šehović Surname

174,865th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,452 people bear this surname

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

Šehović Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šehović Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,5951:2,217376
Serbia5551:12,8741,531
Croatia1191:35,5347,248
Montenegro961:6,6621,172
Slovenia521:47,8408,115
Kosovo271:68,9584,589
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

The alternate forms: Sehović (82), Šehovic (13), Šehovič (1) & Sehovic (530) are calculated separately.

Šehović Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šehović is more commonly found in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Sehović, Šehovic, Šehovič or Sehovic. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šehović? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 174,865th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,972,082 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šehović are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Šehović is most commonly occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 1,595 people, or 1 in 2,217. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Šehović is most frequent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 88 percent are found, Republika Srpska, where 8 percent are found and Brčko District, where 5 percent are found. Other than Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 23 percent are found and Croatia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sehović9582/
Šehovic9513/
Šehovič951/
Šeović9219/
Sehovic90530/
Cehović862/
Šehovićová821/
Seović7723/
Ceović771/
Cehovic7146/
Šehovičová711/
Cehovics6779/
Cehovici6737/
Scehovic6725/
Sehovich6714/
Shehoviç672/
Sehovics671/
Cehovich671/

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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 Šehović
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