Žilavec Surname

751,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Žilavec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Žilavec 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
Slovenia3191:7,7981,750
Croatia631:67,12112,153

The alternate forms: Zilavec (110) are calculated separately.

Žilavec Last Name Facts

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

Žilavec occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Zilavec. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Žilavec? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 751,291st most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 19,077,345 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žilavec live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Žilavec is most commonly held in Slovenia, where it is carried by 319 people, or 1 in 7,798. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Mura, where 51 percent live, Drava, where 14 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 13 percent live. Not including Slovenia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Croatia, where 16 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
Zilavec95110/
Žilovec8631/
Jihlavec8030/
Zsilavec808/
Zsilavecz7578/
Jilovec7139/
Žulovec712/
Zilovec711/
Sihlovec6731/
Zilavetz6719/
Jíhlavec678/
Silavesh674/
Silhovec671/
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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 Žilavec
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