Žerjav Surname

281,605th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Žerjav Surname User-submission:

The Žerjav surname means 'crane' (bird) in Slovenian.

Žerjav 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
Slovenia7321:3,398538
Croatia6221:6,7981,025
Serbia161:446,55918,714

The alternate forms: Zerjav (180) are calculated separately.

Žerjav Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Žerjav surname means 'crane' (bird) in Slovenian.

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Žerjav Last Name Facts

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

Žerjav is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Zerjav. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Žerjav? popularity and diffusion

The surname Žerjav is the 281,605th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 5,319,377 people. The last name Žerjav is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žerjav are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is borne by 732 people, or 1 in 3,398. In Slovenia it is most prevalent in: Savinja, where 31 percent live, Drava, where 24 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 22 percent live. Besides Slovenia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 45 percent live and Serbia, where 1 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
Zerjav94180/
Serjav8345/
Gerjav831/
Žerjavová802/
Dgerjav7771/
Girjav6721/
Zeryav678/
Serjov673/
Zeriav671/
Žeriavová671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Žerjav
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