Bakarić Surname

568,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Bakarić Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the word bakar (copper), -ić is a common south Slavic suffix. The largest concentration of Bakarić property is around old geomorphological sites. Since those aren't geographically close to each other, it can be deduced that the surname likely isn't reminiscent of a paternal actor, whose name was inherited as a surname.

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Bakarić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia5321:7,9491,312
Bosnia and Herzegovina121:294,70012,460
Slovenia101:248,76816,532
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Bakaric (158) & Bakarič (13) are calculated separately.

Bakarić Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the word bakar (copper), -ić is a common south Slavic suffix. The largest concentration of Bakarić property is around old geomorphological sites. Since those aren't geographically close to each other, it can be deduced that the surname likely isn't reminiscent of a paternal actor, whose name was inherited as a surname.

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Bakarić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bakarić occurs in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Bakaric or Bakarič. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakarić? popularity and diffusion

It is the 568,231st most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,107,097 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bakarić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Bakarić is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is borne by 532 people, or 1 in 7,949. In Croatia Bakarić is most common in: City of Zagreb, where 22 percent reside, Karlovac County, where 18 percent reside and Zadar County, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Croatia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 2 percent reside and Slovenia, where 2 percent reside.

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