Žvar Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Žvar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žvar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia871:28,5945,906
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990

The alternate forms: Zvar (31) are calculated separately.

Žvar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Žvar is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Zvar. Click here to see other possible spellings of Žvar.

How Common Is The Last Name Žvar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Žvar is the 1,994,173rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žvar reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Žvar is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 28,594. In Slovenia Žvar is most common in: Lower Sava, where 61 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 17 percent live and Savinja, where 13 percent live. Other than Slovenia it occurs in one country. It is also found in Kosovo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zvar9231/
Svar75976/
Cvar75383/
Jvar7552/
Svare67698/
Svart67358/
Svard67119/
Svarz6721/
Svaar6715/
Zvare6712/
Svarh675/
Zvart674/
Svarø672/
Cvarr671/
Zvard671/
Sævar671/
Jhvar671/

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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 Žvar
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