Živec Surname

519,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Živec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Živec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia4591:5,4201,095
Croatia851:49,7489,571
Czechia801:132,91821,095
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Zivec (301) are calculated separately.

Živec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Živec occurs in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Zivec. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Živec? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 519,402nd most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,622,880 people. Živec is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Živec are found; 87 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is borne by 459 people, or 1 in 5,420. In Slovenia Živec is most frequent in: Gorizia, where 32 percent reside, Coastal-Karst, where 30 percent reside and Central Slovenia, where 25 percent reside. Apart from Slovenia Živec occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 14 percent reside and Czechia, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zivec93301/
Živecká832/
Sivec80877/
Šivec80227/
Živic80120/
Živac809/
Şivec801/
Civec801/
Živica7367/
Sivecz7327/
Ziveca732/
Siveck732/
Siviec731/
Siveco731/
Civeco731/
Sivech731/
Zivecs731/
Ziveck730/
Švec677,676/
Svec673,040/
Živická6753/
Živický6742/
Sieviec6719/
Živocki6719/
Živocký6717/
Sivc6714/
Sivecky6713/
Živocká6710/
Šivecká679/
Šivecký678/
Sivecki677/
Sivecká672/
Zvec672/
Sivecký672/
Śvec671/
Šivc671/
Sivecka671/
Civaeca671/
Xivc671/

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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
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  • 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 Živec
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