Šević Surname

331,528th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,116 people bear this surname

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

Šević Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šević Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia5791:12,3401,469
Bosnia and Herzegovina4071:8,6891,747
Croatia651:65,05511,867
Slovenia231:108,16011,945
Kosovo201:93,0935,307
Montenegro191:33,6612,715
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Sević (344), Ševic (50), Seviç (830), Sevic (328), Sevič (4) & Ševíc (3) are calculated separately.

Šević Last Name Facts

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

Šević is found most frequently in Serbia. It can also be rendered as a variant: Sević, Ševic, Seviç, Sevic, Sevič or Ševíc. Click here for further possible spellings of Šević.

How Common Is The Last Name Šević? popularity and diffusion

Šević is the 331,528th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 6,530,059 people. The surname Šević occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šević are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Serbia, where it is held by 579 people, or 1 in 12,340. In Serbia it is most prevalent in: South Bačka District, where 26 percent live, Šumadija District, where 16 percent live and Belgrade, where 14 percent live. Barring Serbia this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 36 percent live and Croatia, where 6 percent live.

Šević Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Šević has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Šević surname fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sević93344/
Ševic9350/
Seviç87830/
Sevic87328/
Sevič874/
Ševíc873/
Šović80210/
Šebić8064/
Cević804/
Šivić801/
Çević801/
Zeević7325/
Zeavić731/

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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 Šević
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