Berišić Surname

679,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Berišić Surname User-submission:

The surname Berišić originates from the northern Albanian tribe Berisha. Some of the people that originate from this tribe were later present in the Croatian region of Dalmatia also in the coast of Montenegro.

Berišić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2581:16,3903,294
Montenegro1221:5,242987
Kosovo321:58,1834,249
Bosnia and Herzegovina131:272,03112,264
Serbia111:649,54122,440
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362

The alternate forms: Berisić (3) & Berisic (42) are calculated separately.

Berišić Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Berišić originates from the northern Albanian tribe Berisha. Some of the people that originate from this tribe were later present in the Croatian region of Dalmatia also in the coast of Montenegro.

- lashnik

Berišić Last Name Facts

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

Berišić occurs in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Berisić or Berisic. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Berišić? popularity and diffusion

Berišić is the 679,794th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Berišić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Berišić is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is borne by 258 people, or 1 in 16,390. In Croatia Berišić is primarily found in: City of Zagreb, where 50 percent reside, Šibenik-Knin County, where 14 percent reside and Vukovar-Srijem County, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Croatia it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Montenegro, where 28 percent reside and Kosovo, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berisić953/
Beriši922/
Berisic9042/
Barišić867,006/
Borišić86169/
Birišić8649/
Bericić869/
Berešić861/
Bereišis806/
Berishić801/
Beriša771,644/
Berisi7739/
Berici7715/
Berizi778/
Berixi771/
Berichi711,486/
Barešić711,468/
Barušić71496/
Berizzi71432/
Berečić71219/
Berišaj71209/
Barisić71118/
Beričič7151/
Berissi7133/
Birešić7125/
Barišič7121/
Boricić7119/
Baricić7110/
Bericic7110/
Berishi717/
Bereiša717/
Beritsi717/
Betrisi713/
Borešić713/
Behrizi713/
Borisić712/
Birisić711/
Berisis711/
Berrizi711/
Berezić711/
Berecić711/
Bereisi711/
Berrichi675,207/
Beatrici67523/
Berecici6734/
Beritsis6716/
Beireisi674/
Berishai673/
Betricie672/
Berhichi671/
Barishić671/
Bericice671/
Berishoi671/
Beraišys671/
Đuirišić671/
Berishit671/
Beireizi671/
Beatrisi671/

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