Janičić Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Janičić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Janičić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1831:39,0434,006
Montenegro1031:6,2091,123
Bosnia and Herzegovina471:75,2437,565
Croatia201:211,43024,636
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Janicić (18) & Janicic (14) are calculated separately.

Janičić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Janičić is more commonly found in Serbia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Janicić or Janicic. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Janičić? popularity and diffusion

The last name Janičić is the 788,513th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 20,356,274 people. The last name Janičić occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Janičić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Serbia, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 39,043. In Serbia it is primarily found in: South Bačka District, where 52 percent are found, Belgrade, where 32 percent are found and Braničevo District, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Serbia Janičić exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Montenegro, where 29 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Janicić9518/
Janicic9014/
Janečić86110/
Joničić8611/
Janjčić864/
Caničić861/
Janezić7135/
Jonicić7115/
Janecić715/
Janisic711/
Janezič711/
Djanešić675/
Janicich674/
Jonesić5733/
Janesic5721/
Janecic5719/
Janjčec5718/
Janjcic576/
Janezich53114/
Janesich5313/
Janisech538/
Hanicits535/
Džanešić531/
Hanicsic531/

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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 Janičić
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