Kanić Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Kanić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1251:57,1605,388
Croatia951:44,5128,778
Bosnia and Herzegovina181:196,46711,001
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: Kanic (89), Kanič (21), Kaniç (1) & Kánic (3) are calculated separately.

Kanić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanić is found most frequently in Serbia. It may be found in the variant forms: Kanic, Kanič, Kaniç or Kánic. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanić? popularity and diffusion

Kanić is the 1,048,281st most prevalent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. The last name Kanić occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kanić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Kanić is most frequently used in Serbia, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 57,160. In Serbia it is primarily concentrated in: Rasina District, where 88 percent are found, Belgrade, where 9 percent are found and South Bačka District, where 2 percent are found. Beside Serbia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 40 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanic9389/
Kanič9321/
Kaniç931/
Katnić91271/
Kamnić916/
Kahnić915/
Kajnić915/
Kainić914/
Kaunić911/
Kasnić911/
Kánic873/
Kaniz805,564/
Canić80712/
Konić80336/
Kenić8097/
Kanitz733,095/
Kanich73199/
Kotnić7386/
Kohnić7362/
Kanicz7361/
Kanits7345/
Camnić7324/
Kosnić7318/
Khaniz7316/
Kainic7311/
Kaunic737/
Kaniez736/
Kanaiz733/
Kojnić731/
Kaniec731/
Kaynic731/
Kajnic731/
Kaneic730/
Kainiz730/
Kannic730/
Kağnici671,431/
Kaniche67540/
Kaunitz67286/
Kannich67202/
Kanneci67165/
Kasnitz67118/
Kahanic6780/
Kainich6740/
Khanich6721/
Kamnitz6720/
Kaanich679/
Kajnich677/
Kannitz672/
Kanichh671/
Kainits671/
Kaunits671/
Kaunich671/
Khanaiz671/
Khaneiz671/
Kanioch671/
Khanoiz671/
Kamnits670/
Kaenitz670/
Kanitch670/
Kaneich670/

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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
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  • 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 Kanić
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