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

The last name Berišić is held by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Berisić or Berisic. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Berišić? popularity and diffusion

It is the 679,794th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. Berišić occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Berišić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Croatia, where it is carried by 258 people, or 1 in 16,390. In Croatia it is most frequent in: City of Zagreb, where 50 percent live, Šibenik-Knin County, where 14 percent live and Vukovar-Srijem County, where 8 percent live. Aside from Croatia Berišić occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Montenegro, where 28 percent live and Kosovo, where 7 percent live.

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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