Hranjec Surname

694,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Hranjec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hranjec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2951:14,3342,826
Serbia701:102,0718,143
Slovenia491:50,7698,382
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Hranjec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hranjec is more frequently found in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hranjec? popularity and diffusion

Hranjec is the 694,796th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 17,147,167 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Hranjec are found; 97 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Croatia, where it is held by 295 people, or 1 in 14,334. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated in: Međimurje County, where 41 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 36 percent live and Zagreb County, where 6 percent live. Besides Croatia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 16 percent live and Slovenia, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hronjec8663/
Chraniec803/
Ronjec7714/
Ranjes7711/
Ranjek774/
Raniec772/
Rangec771/
Ranjesh712,996/
Randjic7117/
Hrancis712/
Hronyec711/
Ranjicz711/
Ranjike711/
Hronyecz67161/
Ranjeshk6776/
Rancheck674/
Ransieck671/
Ranjeesh671/
Ransheck670/
Ranseich670/

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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
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  • 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 Hranjec
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