Šivec Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Šivec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šivec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1841:13,5203,233
Slovakia381:140,43325,488
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412

The alternate forms: Sivec (877), Şivec (1) & Sivěc (3) are calculated separately.

Šivec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šivec is found most in Slovenia. It may appear as: Sivec, Şivec or Sivěc. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šivec? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,085,744th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 32,103,727 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šivec reside; 81 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 81 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Šivec is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is borne by 184 people, or 1 in 13,520. In Slovenia it is mostly concentrated in: Central Slovenia, where 44 percent live, Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 39 percent live and Drava, where 14 percent live. Barring Slovenia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 17 percent live and Czechia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sivec93877/
Şivec931/
Sivěc873/
Šivic80268/
Ševec8074/
Šiveg8016/
Civec801/
Šivecová7743/
Sivecz7327/
Szivec736/
Sivecs732/
Siveck732/
Sivech731/
Ziveck730/
Sieviec6719/
Szivecz6715/
Shiveck677/

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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 Šivec
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