Gnječ Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Gnječ Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gnječ Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2271:18,6283,829
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841

The alternate forms: Gnjec (126) & Gñjec (1) are calculated separately.

Gnječ Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gnječ is held by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Gnjec or Gñjec. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gnječ? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,032,007th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. The surname Gnječ occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gnječ reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Gnječ is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is carried by 227 people, or 1 in 18,628. In Croatia it is primarily found in: Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 78 percent are found, Split-Dalmatia County, where 20 percent are found and Šibenik-Knin County, where 1 percent are found. Besides Croatia it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 5 percent are found and Montenegro, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gnjec93126/
Gnje892/
Gñjec871/
Genje8089/
Ginje8067/
Genjer7352/
Genjee7317/
Ginjer7311/
Gnjech739/
Ginjet736/
Genjeh733/
Ginjey731/
Guenje731/
Günjee731/
Ginjee731/
Genjge731/
Genjet731/
Genjei731/
Gnie6789/
Gintjee6719/
Gnce6713/
Gnse673/
Gnij672/
Gnze672/
Ghnjerh671/
Gnjy671/
Gentjes671/
Gendjei671/
Guendje671/
Gnji671/
Gnja671/
Ghenjee671/
Gnge670/

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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 Gnječ
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