Kirić Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Kirić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1381:30,6426,290
North Macedonia621:33,8954,028
Serbia331:216,51412,757
Slovenia41:621,91923,710

The alternate forms: Kirič (184), Kiric (62) & Kiriç (52) are calculated separately.

Kirić Last Name Facts

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

Kirić is found most frequently in Croatia. It may occur as: Kirič, Kiric or Kiriç. For other potential spellings of Kirić click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,055,483rd most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kirić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 30,642. In Croatia it is mostly found in: Međimurje County, where 68 percent live, Varaždin County, where 20 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 8 percent live. Excluding Croatia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in North Macedonia, where 26 percent live and Serbia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirič93184/
Kiric9362/
Kiriç9352/
Kierić911/
Kerić801,239/
Kurić80961/
Kiriz80196/
Cirić80169/
Krehić73468/
Kirich73162/
Kirizs73105/
Kiritz7340/
Kirics739/
Kujrić735/
Cirgić733/
Kirits733/
Kireci731/
Kuiriz731/
Kieric731/
Kerzić731/
Kairic731/
Kirezci67269/
Kirisci6727/
Khirich6717/
Kirayci6713/
Kiritse6711/
Kairich677/
Kieritz677/
Kirrich677/
Khairiz676/
Kirists675/
Kiresci673/
Kiriets673/
Kihrich672/
Kireçci671/
Kirrici671/
Kiritch671/
Khairic671/
Kiriche671/
Kirgich671/

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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 Kirić
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