Živko Surname

242,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,648 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Živko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Živko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia8511:4,969631
Bosnia and Herzegovina3821:9,2581,878
Slovenia3481:7,1481,608
Serbia581:123,1899,202
North Macedonia91:233,49714,572

The alternate forms: Zivko (206) are calculated separately.

Živko (29,569) may also be a first name.

Živko Last Name Facts

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

Živko occurs more in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Zivko. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Živko? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 242,266th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,422,055 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Živko reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 28,193rd most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 29,569 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is carried by 851 people, or 1 in 4,969. In Croatia Živko is most prevalent in: City of Zagreb, where 24 percent live, Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 21 percent live and Virovitica-Podravina County, where 9 percent live. Barring Croatia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 23 percent live and Slovenia, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zivko93206/
Sivko801,604/
Živak80358/
Živku8062/
Živok807/
Jivko805/
Šivko804/
Žifko802/
Givko802/
Živka801/
Sivako73126/
Zhivko7340/
Siviko7326/
Siveko736/
Dzivko736/
Civoko734/
Sivoko733/
Civako733/
Zivuko732/
Sivuko731/
Sivcko731/
Sivokho67435/
Sivukho67140/
Žvak67135/
Sivačko6766/
Živická6753/
Živický6742/
Sivhiko6738/
Živački6727/
Živocki6719/
Živocký6717/
Živocká6710/
Žvák674/
Sivakho674/
Sivakou673/
Sivacko672/
Živačka672/
Živecká672/
Sivikko671/
Sivayko671/
Sciavko671/
Siveuko671/
Siv Keo671/
Siuvako671/
Zvko671/

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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 Živko
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