Drnjević Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Drnjević Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Drnjević Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia731:57,92610,865
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645

The alternate forms: Drnjevic (47) are calculated separately.

Drnjević Last Name Facts

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

The surname Drnjević is found most frequently in Croatia. It can also occur as a variant: Drnjevic. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Drnjević? popularity and diffusion

Drnjević is the 2,185,341st most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. Drnjević is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Drnjević are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 57,926. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated in: Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 71 percent reside, City of Zagreb, where 12 percent reside and Split-Dalmatia County, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Croatia Drnjević exists in one country. It is also found in Serbia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drnjevic9647/
Drnjevich8230/
Drincević824/
Drencevic711/
Drzniewicz565/
Dryngiewicz532/
Drengiewicz531/

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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 Drnjević
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