Brkanić Surname
Approximately 404 people bear this surname
Brkanić Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 258 | 1:16,390 | 3,294 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 144 | 1:24,558 | 4,079 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
The alternate forms: Brkanic (14) are calculated separately.
Brkanić Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brkanić Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brkanić occurs most in Croatia. It may also occur as a variant: Brkanic. For other possible spellings of Brkanić click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brkanić? popularity and diffusion
The last name Brkanić is the 721,185th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 18,038,480 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Brkanić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most widely held in Croatia, where it is held by 258 people, or 1 in 16,390. In Croatia it is most prevalent in: Osijek-Baranja County, where 43 percent reside, Vukovar-Srijem County, where 21 percent reside and City of Zagreb, where 19 percent reside. Besides Croatia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 36 percent reside and Montenegro, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brkanic | 95 | 14 | / |
| Barkanic | 80 | 99 | / |
| Prekanić | 80 | 1 | / |
| Barkanik | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brkanitch | 75 | 14 | / |
| Barkanika | 75 | 1 | / |
| Brkanac | 71 | 153 | / |
| Brokang | 71 | 15 | / |
| Brkanec | 71 | 12 | / |
| Barkang | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bracnik | 71 | 7 | / |
| Brkonik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bragnik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Braqnik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Burkank | 71 | 0 | / |
| Perkunić | 67 | 170 | / |
| Barkwang | 67 | 130 | / |
| Berikang | 67 | 27 | / |
| Barcanic | 67 | 21 | / |
| Borganiq | 67 | 21 | / |
| Brucknig | 67 | 11 | / |
| Brokenik | 67 | 6 | / |
| Burukang | 67 | 5 | / |
| Birikang | 67 | 5 | / |
| Barknick | 67 | 3 | / |
| Berekang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Perkinić | 67 | 2 | / |
| Brakanac | 67 | 2 | / |
| Barikang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Brockank | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pruganić | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prakanik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brocknik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barkinki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berek Yanik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barkuang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barkhang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brooknig | 67 | 0 | / |
| Brkanecová | 59 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Brkanić
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