Cvitić Surname

536,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 601 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Cvitić Surname User-submission:

Bearers of surname Cvitić are primarily Croats and most of them are historically from middle Bosnia (Jajce area). They are seldomly Serbs. The name comes from the Croatian dialectal word cvit, meaning 'flower'. Other dialectal variations of the surname include the following: Cvjetić, Cvijetić, Cvetić, all of them being characteristic for different regions in which Serbo-Croatian is spoken.

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Cvitić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia5621:7,5241,211
Bosnia and Herzegovina151:235,76011,850
Serbia131:549,61120,712
Slovenia101:248,76816,532
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Cvitic (64) are calculated separately.

Cvitić Surname Meaning

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Bearers of surname Cvitić are primarily Croats and most of them are historically from middle Bosnia (Jajce area). They are seldomly Serbs. The name comes from the Croatian dialectal word cvit, meaning 'flower'. Other dialectal variations of the surname include the following: Cvjetić, Cvijetić, Cvetić, all of them being characteristic for different regions in which Serbo-Croatian is spoken.

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Cvitić Last Name Facts

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

Cvitić occurs more in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Cvitic. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cvitić? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 536,164th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 12,125,700 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Cvitić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is borne by 562 people, or 1 in 7,524. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated in: Istria County, where 21 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 15 percent live and Zagreb County, where 10 percent live. Outside of Croatia it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 2 percent live and Serbia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cvitic9464/
Cvetić833,506/
Svitić8359/
Svetić67539/
Cvetic67181/
Svitič6758/
Svitic6749/
Cvetič6720/
Cuitic671/
Cvetiz671/
Svitich62550/
Cvetich6270/
Kvestić6251/
Zvitich621/
Kvitich621/
Zvittich572/
Czvetics572/
Svitičová5357/
Sviticova531/
Svetic50129/
Svetič5042/
Svitec5012/
Cuetic503/
Kvitec501/

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