Brečić Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Brečić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brečić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2761:15,3213,060
Bosnia and Herzegovina201:176,82010,618

The alternate forms: Brecić (10) & Brecic (16) are calculated separately.

Brečić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brečić is found most frequently in Croatia. It may be found as a variant: Brecić or Brecic. For other possible spellings of Brečić click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brečić? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 902,012th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 24,620,088 people. The last name Brečić is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Brečić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most common in Croatia, where it is held by 276 people, or 1 in 15,321. In Croatia it is most prevalent in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 54 percent are found, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 31 percent are found and City of Zagreb, where 9 percent are found. Barring Croatia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brecić9410/
Breščić92161/
Brecic8916/
Bračić83466/
Bričić83288/
Brezić83209/
Brešić83113/
Vrečić8342/
Bročić8328/
Bresić836/
Brajčić77295/
Braičić7755/
Briščić772/
Brojčić771/
Bračič67993/
Brozić67271/
Vrečič67258/
Broćić67231/
Braćić67187/
Brizić67168/
Vričić6786/
Bresic6749/
Vrećić6742/
Brisić6726/
Brišić6714/
Bricić6712/
Brešič677/
Vrecić677/
Bročič676/

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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 Brečić
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