Ihtijarevic Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

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

Ihtijarevic Surname User-submission:

The root comes from the Turkish word ihtiyar which means 'old'. It got its suffix -vic as Slavic a version of the surname.

Ihtijarevic Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina331:107,1648,753
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Ihtijarević (44) are calculated separately.

Ihtijarevic Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The root comes from the Turkish word ihtiyar which means 'old'. It got its suffix -vic as Slavic a version of the surname.

- meliha

Ihtijarevic Last Name Facts

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

Ihtijarevic is borne by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Ihtijarević. For other potential spellings of Ihtijarevic click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ihtijarevic? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,808,717th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Ihtijarevic reside; 69 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 69 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 107,164. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most numerous in: Republika Srpska, where 100 percent live. Barring Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 19 percent live and Belgium, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ihtijarević9744/
Ithijarevic911/
Ihtijar Vic911/

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