Ševa Surname

672,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 444 people bear this surname

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

Ševa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ševa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina4241:8,3411,685
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990

The alternate forms: Seva (10,408), Séva (8), Sevá (6), Sevà (3) & Sèva (1) are calculated separately.

Ševa Last Name Facts

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

Ševa is found most frequently in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can also be found as a variant: Seva, Séva, Sevá, Sevà or Sèva. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ševa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 672,867th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 16,413,392 people. The surname Ševa is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ševa are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 424 people, or 1 in 8,341. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Ševa is most common in: Republika Srpska, where 96 percent are found and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 4 percent are found. Not including Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 3 percent are found and Serbia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seva9210,408/
Šeeva891/
Ševat891/
Séva838/
Sevá836/
Sevà833/
Sèva831/
Ceva751,346/
Ševo751,223/
Šeba75364/
Zeva75152/
Xeva751/
Šiva751/
Sheva671,084/
Cheva67916/
Sevat67329/
Cevat67243/
Seyva67224/
Seiva67199/
Sceva67158/
Sevad67126/
Sevas67103/
Zeeva6791/
Cevap6788/
Šejba6782/
Sevah6777/
Seeva6773/
Sevaj6762/
Cevas6762/
Sevay6760/
Sevga6750/
Sevoa6748/
Sevaz6748/
Sieva6747/
Cevad6746/
Sevha6734/
Ceiva6728/
Seuva6723/
Sevau6722/
Sevai6719/
Zevai6713/
Seava677/
Ceuva675/
Sevap675/
Sesva674/
Cevoa674/
Šebaj674/
Sevea673/
Sevaa673/
Çevaj673/
Cevaz673/
Zevay673/
Ceyva673/
Zeiva672/
Ceava672/
Zeyva671/
Cevha671/
Setva671/
Cevay671/
Cevaj671/
Sehva671/
Šebňa671/

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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
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  • 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 Ševa
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