Brkanić Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Brkanić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brkanić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2581:16,3903,294
Bosnia and Herzegovina1441:24,5584,079
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

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.

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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
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