Babić Surname

16,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,784 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Babić Surname User-submission:

Babić is one of the oldest Bosnian families that originated from the area of mountain Bileća. By a legend one of the founders of the last name had a curved spinal core and it has associated people with grandmothers, which is baba in Bosnian.

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Babić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia15,3041:46773
Bosnia and Herzegovina11,7061:30210
Croatia5,4491:7768
Slovenia1,3241:1,879181
Montenegro9091:704123
Kosovo611:30,5223,041
North Macedonia71:300,21016,548
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England31:18,572,686338,250
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Babic (7,959), Babič (3,183) & Babiç (54) are calculated separately.

Babić (20) may also be a first name.

Babić Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Babić is one of the oldest Bosnian families that originated from the area of mountain Bileća. By a legend one of the founders of the last name had a curved spinal core and it has associated people with grandmothers, which is baba in Bosnian.

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Babić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Babić occurs most in Serbia. It can be rendered as a variant: Babic, Babič or Babiç. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Babić? popularity and diffusion

The surname Babić is the 16,028th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 209,509 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Babić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 20 people.

The surname is most common in Serbia, where it is held by 15,304 people, or 1 in 467. In Serbia it is most common in: Belgrade, where 25 percent are found, South Bačka District, where 17 percent are found and Rasina District, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Serbia this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 34 percent are found and Croatia, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Babic937,959/
Babič933,183/
Babiç9354/
Bambić91103/
Babaić9191/
Baabić911/
Babeić911/
Bobić802,363/
Babiz8066/
Vabić802/
Babićová778/
Babich7328,269/
Babicz734,251/
Babici731,028/
Babits73444/
Babiec73346/
Babitz73291/
Bambič73249/
Bambic73176/
Bembić73115/
Babiez7358/
Babaic7337/
Babitš7328/
Babeic7316/
Bojbić7312/
Babojć7311/
Bombić737/
Babids731/
Babyci731/
Babičs731/
Babeci731/
Bahbic731/
Babitch6788/
Babioch6788/
Babitse6766/
Babiche6754/
Babitts6745/
Babiets6743/
Babaich6736/
Babaics6722/
Babeitz6722/
Babietz6721/
Bambich672/
Bahabiz671/
Baboits671/
Baubitz671/
Babitsh671/

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