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.

Žerav Surname Distribution Map

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

Žerav occurs in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Zerav. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Žerav? popularity and diffusion

The last name Žerav is the 5,057,639th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Žerav are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 469,845. In Croatia Žerav is mostly found in: Zadar County, where 44 percent reside, Zagreb County, where 33 percent reside and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 22 percent reside. Barring Croatia Žerav is found in one country. It is also found in Slovenia, where 40 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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