Ignjatovic Surname

547,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Ignjatovic Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from Ignjat, meaning 'fire', and -ic (-ić), meaning 'son of'. It can be traced back to the medieval ages of Serbian history. The meaning was derived during the war against Turkish invaders in 1338.

Ignjatovic Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Canada761:484,81041,569
Austria591:144,32919,392
Switzerland581:141,60213,683
Australia401:674,89346,030
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Denmark381:148,54513,026
Sweden321:307,71121,451
England241:2,321,58686,519
France161:4,151,420237,746
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Norway91:571,36544,190
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Ignjatović (12,929) & Ignjatovič (3) are calculated separately.

Ignjatovic Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from Ignjat, meaning 'fire', and -ic (-ić), meaning 'son of'. It can be traced back to the medieval ages of Serbian history. The meaning was derived during the war against Turkish invaders in 1338.

- ignjatic

Ignjatovic Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ignjatovic is found most in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms: Ignjatović or Ignjatovič. For other possible spellings of Ignjatovic click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ignjatovic? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 547,713th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 12,478,675 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Ignjatovic reside; 32 percent reside in Western Europe and 28 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Ignjatovic is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 3,588,702. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 15 percent reside, California, where 14 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside. Beside The United States Ignjatovic exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent reside and Austria, where 10 percent reside.

Ignjatovic Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ignjatovic last name are 18.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65% registered with the political party.

The amount Ignjatovic earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 11.05% less than the national average, earning 307,822 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 39.09% less than the national average, earning R 144,744 per year; in United States they earn 35.38% less than the national average, earning $27,885 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.82% more than the national average, earning $51,083 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ignjatović9712,929/
Ignjatovič973/
Ignjatovich9510/
Ignjatiovic951/
Ignjatoviq906/
Igniatovic902/
Ignjatovik901/
Ignyatovic901/
Ignyatovich864/
Ignjatdvić801/

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