Žvab Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Žvab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žvab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2651:9,3872,163
Croatia51:845,72148,179

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

Žvab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Žvab is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Zvab. Click here to see other possible spellings of Žvab.

How Common Is The Last Name Žvab? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 963,821st most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 26,990,911 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Žvab are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Žvab is most commonly occurring in Slovenia, where it is carried by 265 people, or 1 in 9,387. In Slovenia Žvab is most prevalent in: Coastal-Karst, where 41 percent reside, Southeast Slovenia, where 20 percent reside and Upper Carniola, where 20 percent reside. Besides Slovenia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Croatia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zvab926/
Švab75857/
Svab75668/
Xvab752/
Žavbi67300/
Savab67112/
Svabe67106/
Svaib6757/
Svabø6740/
Svabo6738/
Svaba6735/
Švabu6727/
Svabu6724/
Sivab6722/
Svabs6716/
Svaby6715/
Svabö676/
Suvab672/
Švaby672/
Sevab672/
Švabe671/
Zvaba671/
Sovab671/
Sveab671/
Svaeb671/

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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 Žvab
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