Draganić Surname

197,177th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Draganić Surname User-submission:

Comes from the first name, Dragan, which means 'dear', 'darling', 'lover'.

Draganić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia9911:4,267499
Bosnia and Herzegovina5081:6,9611,417
Serbia4471:15,9841,881
Slovenia921:27,0405,656
Montenegro851:7,5241,278
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Draganic (232) & Draganič (6) are calculated separately.

Draganić Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Comes from the first name, Dragan, which means 'dear', 'darling', 'lover'.

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Draganić Last Name Facts

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

Draganić occurs most in Croatia. It can also be rendered as: Draganic or Draganič. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Draganić? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 197,177th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,431,048 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Draganić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Draganić is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is carried by 991 people, or 1 in 4,267. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated in: City of Zagreb, where 23 percent are found, Krapina-Zagorje County, where 20 percent are found and Vukovar-Srijem County, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Croatia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 24 percent are found and Serbia, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Draganic96232/
Draganič966/
Dragonić8821/
Draganits8246/
Draganich8212/
Draganeci824/
Draganicz823/
Draganici822/
Draganics821/
Draganiec821/
Dragonic758/
Draganec751/
Draganitsch7417/
Draganets7121/
Dragonits7113/
Droganici7110/
Dragonici716/
Dragonec631/
Dragonets5916/
Dragonych591/

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