Banić Surname

217,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,885 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Banić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1,1741:3,602374
Serbia6261:11,4141,376
Slovenia631:39,4877,291
Bosnia and Herzegovina111:321,49112,768
Montenegro81:79,9464,069
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

The alternate forms: Banic (646), Banič (368) & Baniç (2) are calculated separately.

Banić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Banić is held by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Banic, Banič or Baniç. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Banić? popularity and diffusion

Banić is the 217,512th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,866,072 people. Banić occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Banić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Banić is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is carried by 1,174 people, or 1 in 3,602. In Croatia Banić is most frequent in: City of Zagreb, where 16 percent live, Zadar County, where 11 percent live and Split-Dalmatia County, where 11 percent live. Apart from Croatia it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 33 percent live and Slovenia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Banic93646/
Banič93368/
Baniç932/
Bangić9113/
Basnić9110/
Bahnić911/
Bagnić911/
Bonić80802/
Vanić80332/
Baniz8024/
Banich73404/
Banici73140/
Banniz73137/
Banitz73123/
Banicz7372/
Banics7338/
Banaiz7332/
Bayniz737/
Bognić735/
Baniez734/
Bannic733/
Boinić733/
Boynić731/
Baniec731/
Bojnić731/
Bannitz6761/
Banitch6723/
Bannici678/
Vauhnić676/
Baniche674/
Beannic672/
Bainich671/
Banidts670/

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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 Banić
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