Canić Surname

471,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 712 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Canić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia5081:14,0651,677
Bosnia and Herzegovina1581:22,3823,820
Kosovo231:80,9514,985
Croatia171:248,74126,882
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Čanić (889), Canic (173), Ćanić (9), Canič (1), Čanic (2) & Čanič (1) are calculated separately.

Canić Last Name Facts

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

Canić has its highest incidence in Serbia. It can occur as a variant: Čanić, Canic, Ćanić, Canič, Čanic or Čanič. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Canić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 471,234th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 10,235,317 people. Canić occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Canić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Canić is most prevalent in Serbia, where it is carried by 508 people, or 1 in 14,065. In Serbia it is most frequent in: Belgrade, where 34 percent reside, Pomoravlje District, where 22 percent reside and Zaječar District, where 18 percent reside. Barring Serbia Canić is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 22 percent reside and Kosovo, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čanić93889/
Canic93173/
Ćanić939/
Canič931/
Camnić9124/
Čanic872/
Čanič871/
Caniz8012,423/
Conić80800/
Žanić80314/
Kanić80239/
Zanić8061/
Sanić8027/
Canićová771/
Džanić731,209/
Jasnić73518/
Katnić73271/
Canitz73189/
Caniez73189/
Caunic73122/
Jagnić73113/
Jamnić73113/
Cannic7389/
Canich7350/
Dzanić7330/
Djanić7322/
Canits739/
Čajnić737/
Kamnić736/
Kahnić735/
Kajnić735/
Žangić735/
Kainić734/
Kasnić731/
Saunić731/
Jaunić731/
Kaunić731/
Cainic731/
Ćamnić731/
Cianic731/
Canici731/
Canaic731/
Sahnić731/
Tsanić731/
Cannici67506/
Chanitz67111/
Canizci6775/
Caniche6760/
Camnitz6754/
Caunitz6736/
Csanits6722/
Sahanić6718/
Drzanić6717/
Csanitz6716/
Cannich6711/
Chanich673/
Cannizz673/
Cagnitz671/
Caunits671/
Canhici671/
Caniets671/
Czanitz671/
Csanicz671/
Canitch670/

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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 Canić
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