Žugec Surname

555,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Žugec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Žugec 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
Croatia5331:7,9341,309
Slovenia261:95,68011,418
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Zugec (127) are calculated separately.

Žugec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Žugec has its highest incidence in Croatia. It can also be rendered as: Zugec. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Žugec? popularity and diffusion

Žugec is the 555,669th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 12,718,230 people. Žugec is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žugec are found; 98 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Žugec is most numerous in Croatia, where it is carried by 533 people, or 1 in 7,934. In Croatia it is primarily found in: Varaždin County, where 50 percent reside, City of Zagreb, where 12 percent reside and Krapina-Zagorje County, where 11 percent reside. Besides Croatia Žugec is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 5 percent reside and Slovakia, where 2 percent reside.

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
Zugec93127/
Jugec8085/
Žugic805/
Žugecová7714/
Sugeac73208/
Sugeck731/
Žgeč6788/
Zgec671/
Sougeac671/
Xgec671/

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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 Žugec
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