Kačanić Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Kačanić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kačanić 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
Croatia231:183,85222,841
Montenegro141:45,6833,117
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Kacanic (4) are calculated separately.

Kačanić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kačanić is found in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Kacanic. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kačanić? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,185,033rd most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kačanić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 183,852. In Croatia Kačanić is mostly concentrated in: Zadar County, where 65 percent live, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 30 percent live and Split-Dalmatia County, where 4 percent live. Excluding Croatia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Montenegro, where 37 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 3 percent live.

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
Kacanic904/
Kasanić8638/
Kosanić71693/
Kasanic7134/
Kasanič714/
Kozanić711/
Kazanits6723/
Kazanitz6712/
Kasanich671/
Kasanitz671/

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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 Kačanić
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