Ignjatović Surname

40,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Ignjatović 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.

Ignjatović 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
Serbia11,8211:60495
Bosnia and Herzegovina6021:5,8741,203
Croatia1961:21,5754,489
Slovenia1121:22,2114,884
Kosovo1071:17,4012,176
Montenegro531:12,0671,679
North Macedonia341:61,8086,260
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Ignjatovic (584) & Ignjatovič (3) are calculated separately.

Ignjatović 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

The Ignjatović surname derives from the male given name Ignjat. This family originates from Koman, Montenegro.

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DNA test information

Ignjatović Last Name Facts

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

Ignjatović is found in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Ignjatovic or Ignjatovič. For other potential spellings of Ignjatović click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ignjatović? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 40,527th most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 563,659 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ignjatović reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Ignjatović is most numerous in Serbia, where it is borne by 11,821 people, or 1 in 604. In Serbia it is most frequent in: Belgrade, where 24 percent reside, Mačva District, where 12 percent reside and Nišava District, where 9 percent reside. Not including Serbia it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 5 percent reside and Croatia, where 2 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
Ignjatovic97584/
Ignjatovič973/
Ignjatoviq906/
Ignjatdvić901/
Ignjatovićová872/
Ignjatovich8610/
Ignjatiovic861/
Igniatovic802/
Ignyatovic801/
Ignyatovich764/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ignjatović
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