Cerić Surname

250,267th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Cerić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cerić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,0811:3,271642
Croatia3001:14,0952,767
Slovenia1511:16,4753,846
Serbia471:152,02010,433
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Ceric (765), Ćerić (192), Čerić (9) & Čerič (106) are calculated separately.

Cerić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cerić occurs more in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Ceric, Ćerić, Čerić or Čerič. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cerić? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 250,267th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,597,821 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Cerić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Cerić is most commonly occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 1,081 people, or 1 in 3,271. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Cerić is most frequent in: Republika Srpska, where 55 percent live and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 45 percent live. Aside from Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 19 percent live and Slovenia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ceric93765/
Ćerić93192/
Čerić939/
Cergić913/
Čerič87106/
Kerić801,239/
Gerić80896/
Žerić80618/
Šerić80403/
Cirić80169/
Ceriz80134/
Serić8023/
Zerić805/
Čergić73658/
Djerić73113/
Ceriez73105/
Cereci73100/
Cerici7390/
Šehrić7338/
Šergić7336/
Cearic7334/
Sjerić7310/
Cheriz736/
Chereć735/
Cerich733/
Cirgić733/
Sehrić731/
Tserić731/
Żehrić731/
Đjerić731/
Kerzić731/
Žeraić731/
Cerric731/
Kierić731/
Cherici671,360/
Ceriche67157/
Cherich6791/
Cherriz6774/
Ceroici6727/
Cerezci6716/
Cerruiz6716/
Cehreci6710/
Chereci672/
Chereiz672/
Cheritz672/
Czeriec671/
Džerzić671/
Cheridz671/

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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 Cerić
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