Šović Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

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

Šović Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šović Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1051:33,6805,053
Serbia1051:68,0476,115

The alternate forms: Sović (749), Sovič (880) & Sovic (164) are calculated separately.

Šović Last Name Facts

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

Šović is found most in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can be rendered as a variant: Sović, Sovič or Sovic. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šović? popularity and diffusion

The last name Šović is the 1,144,405th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. The last name Šović is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šović reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 33,680. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Šović is mostly found in: Republika Srpska, where 99 percent reside and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent reside. Other than Bosnia and Herzegovina Šović is found in one country. It is also found in Serbia, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sović93749/
Šeović9119/
Švić8948/
Sovič87880/
Sovic87164/
Đošović83132/
Šević801,116/
Šobić80456/
Šuvić80175/
Zović80166/
Švaić8055/
Šofić8019/
Šivić801/
Čeović7358/
Seović7323/
Šćević7322/
Ščević739/
Ceović731/
Švik6746/
Đešević6726/
Đozović6722/
Đošević6719/
Švic6711/
Svić676/
Šovc671/

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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 Šović
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