Šovanj Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šovanj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šovanj Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia211:201,36224,020
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645

The alternate forms: Sovanj (1) are calculated separately.

Šovanj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šovanj is borne by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Sovanj. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šovanj? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šovanj live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Šovanj is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 201,362. In Croatia Šovanj is most prevalent in: Vukovar-Srijem County, where 81 percent reside, Virovitica-Podravina County, where 14 percent reside and City of Zagreb, where 5 percent reside. Besides Croatia it occurs in one country. It is also common in Serbia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sovanj941/
Šovenj839/
Çovanaj7749/
Sovani67904/
Sovane67141/
Sovana6749/
Sovany6739/
Ševenj6738/
Çovani6725/
Zovane673/
Sovanh671/
Sovenj671/
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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 Šovanj
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