Žvan Surname

914,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Žvan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žvan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2751:9,0462,078
Croatia151:281,90728,677

The alternate forms: Zvan (80) are calculated separately.

Žvan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Žvan is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Zvan. Click here to see other possible spellings of Žvan.

How Common Is The Last Name Žvan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Žvan is the 914,967th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 25,129,469 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žvan are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is held by 275 people, or 1 in 9,046. In Slovenia Žvan is mostly concentrated in: Upper Carniola, where 68 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 22 percent live and Drava, where 4 percent live. Beside Slovenia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Croatia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zvan9280/
Svan752,475/
Cvan7575/
Jvan7534/
Žban7511/
Svahn673,863/
Svane672,842/
Svang67844/
Svain67480/
Svean67148/
Zhvan6762/
Svant6747/
Cvhan6742/
Svaan6737/
Svank6725/
Svanå6722/
Zvane6720/
Svanø6715/
Svann6710/
Zvang677/
Cvaan672/
Svanh671/
Scvan671/
Svayn671/
Dsvan671/

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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 Žvan
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