Ščančar Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Ščančar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ščančar 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
Slovenia1401:17,7694,124
Croatia71:604,08640,820

The alternate forms: Scancar (7) are calculated separately.

Ščančar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ščančar is found in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Scancar. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ščančar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ščančar is the 1,453,389th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name Ščančar is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ščančar live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 17,769. In Slovenia Ščančar is mostly found in: Mura, where 76 percent reside, Drava, where 9 percent reside and Upper Carniola, where 7 percent reside. Not including Slovenia it exists in one country. It is also common in Croatia, where 5 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
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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 Ščančar
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