Ganić Surname

192,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,182 people bear this surname

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

Ganić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,1521:3,070593
Serbia5941:12,0291,434
Croatia2031:20,8314,320
Montenegro1131:5,6601,040
Slovenia921:27,0405,656
Kosovo261:71,6104,700
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362

The alternate forms: Ganic (421), Ganič (2) & Ganiç (2) are calculated separately.

Ganić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ganić occurs more in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Ganic, Ganič or Ganiç. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganić? popularity and diffusion

It is the 192,879th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,339,847 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ganić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 1,152 people, or 1 in 3,070. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most frequent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 95 percent live, Republika Srpska, where 5 percent live and Brčko District, where 0 percent live. Aside from Bosnia and Herzegovina Ganić occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 27 percent live and Croatia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ganic93421/
Ganič932/
Ganiç932/
Gangić919/
Gatnić914/
Gajnić912/
Anić892,971/
Anđić801,829/
Hanić80861/
Đanić80376/
Ganiz80132/
Genić80108/
Agnić8030/
Ajnić808/
Atnić801/
Anitć801/
Ganich73706/
Gojnić73159/
Ganiec73130/
Hajnić73115/
Ganici7381/
Ganeci7376/
Ganicz7361/
Ganiez7319/
Gonđić735/
Ganitz734/
Ghanic734/
Hasnić734/
Gosnić732/
Ghaniz732/
Ganits731/
Gajnic731/
Ganics731/
Anic67837/
Aniz67637/
Gannich67233/
Gaunitz67181/
Aniç6790/
Ganiche6737/
Gainici6735/
Ganitch6724/
Onić678/
Ghanich673/
Anič672/
Gannici672/
Gangich671/
Gamnitz671/
Ganhoiz671/
Ganioch671/
Anićová671/
Gannitz670/

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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 Ganić
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