Istenič Surname

546,987th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Istenič Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Istenič 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
Slovenia5781:4,304806
Croatia61:704,76744,411
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Istenić (21) & Istenic (18) are calculated separately.

Istenič Last Name Facts

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

Istenič has its highest incidence in Slovenia. It can also appear in the variant forms: Istenić or Istenic. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Istenič? popularity and diffusion

Istenič is the 546,987th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,457,343 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Istenič live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Istenič is most commonly occurring in Slovenia, where it is borne by 578 people, or 1 in 4,304. In Slovenia Istenič is mostly concentrated in: Central Slovenia, where 56 percent reside, Gorizia, where 14 percent reside and Upper Carniola, where 13 percent reside. Other than Slovenia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 1 percent reside and France, where 0 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
Istenić9521/
Istenic9518/
Istinič8623/
Istenis861/
Istenich8023/
Istenics8015/
Istenits809/
Histenis801/
Istenes71846/
Isteneš715/
Istinic715/
Estenis711/
Estenois679/
Estenich675/
Istonits671/
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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 Istenič
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