Žerav Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Žerav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Žerav 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
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Slovenia61:414,61218,975

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

Žerav Last Name Facts

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

The last name Žerav is found in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Zerav. For other potential spellings of Žerav click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Žerav? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Žerav is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žerav reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Croatia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 469,845. In Croatia Žerav is most numerous in: Zadar County, where 44 percent live, Zagreb County, where 33 percent live and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 22 percent live. Excluding Croatia it is found in one country. It is also found in Slovenia, where 40 percent live.

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
Zerav931/
Serav80357/
Cerav80287/
Gerav8010/
Jerav801/
Žeravová7754/
Seraev7384/
Zeravs7317/
Džerov734/
Geraiv733/
Seravh732/
Seerav731/
Zehrav731/
Serrav731/
Searav731/
Zierav731/
Gerayv731/
Saerav731/
Serhaev6711/
Zheraev672/
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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 Žerav
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