Jerić Surname

801,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Jerić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jerić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1651:25,6285,316
Bosnia and Herzegovina911:38,8625,476
Serbia721:99,2357,980
Slovenia151:165,84514,188
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Jerič (1,283) & Jeric (384) are calculated separately.

Jerić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jerić occurs in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Jerič or Jeric. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jerić? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 801,116th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 20,821,560 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jerić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 25,628. In Croatia Jerić is primarily concentrated in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 27 percent are found, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 24 percent are found and Zadar County, where 22 percent are found. Apart from Croatia it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 26 percent are found and Serbia, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jerič931,283/
Jeric93384/
Jergić9190/
Đjerić911/
Gerić80896/
Jeriz80350/
Ergić80324/
Jerich73177/
Jerits7310/
Jerric736/
Jerici734/
Jeritz732/
Jeriec732/
Erič6721/
Jerrits673/

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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 Jerić
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