Šević Surname
Approximately 1,116 people bear this surname
Šević Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 579 | 1:12,340 | 1,469 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 407 | 1:8,689 | 1,747 |
| Croatia | 65 | 1:65,055 | 11,867 |
| Slovenia | 23 | 1:108,160 | 11,945 |
| Kosovo | 20 | 1:93,093 | 5,307 |
| Montenegro | 19 | 1:33,661 | 2,715 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
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
The last name Šević occurs in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Sević, Ševic, Seviç, Sevic, Sevič or Ševíc. Click here for other potential spellings of Šević.
How Common Is The Last Name Šević? popularity and diffusion
Šević is the 331,528th most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,530,059 people. The surname Šević is primarily found 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 last name is most numerous in Serbia, where it is carried by 579 people, or 1 in 12,340. In Serbia Šević is mostly found in: South Bačka District, where 26 percent are found, Šumadija District, where 16 percent are found and Belgrade, where 14 percent are found. Not including Serbia this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 36 percent are found and Croatia, where 6 percent are found.
Šević Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Šević has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Šević last name contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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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