Žilavi Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Žilavi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žilavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645

The alternate forms: Zilavi (6) are calculated separately.

Žilavi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Žilavi occurs most in Croatia. It can also be rendered as: Zilavi. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Žilavi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Žilavi is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žilavi reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Žilavi is most widespread in Croatia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 469,845. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated in: Virovitica-Podravina County, where 100 percent reside. Besides Croatia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Serbia, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zilavi946/
Silavi833,215/
Žilavý83159/
Jilavi8318/
Gilavi831/
Zsilavi7748/
Sailavi779/
Silhavi772/
Silavui771/
Silavai771/
Zeilavi771/
Gilavit771/
Caillavi719/
Cuillavi714/
Zilabi67834/
Silawi67534/
Silabi67315/
Gilabi67307/
Zilavy67133/
Selavi67122/
Gilawi67107/
Jilabi6719/
Jilawi6718/
Zilawi6714/
Silave6714/
Gilave6714/
Zilava6710/
Zilave678/
Silovi673/
Celavi673/
Gelavi672/
Sulavi671/
Jilave671/
Zelavi671/
Gilavy670/

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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 Žilavi
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