Kornjača Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kornjača Surname User-submission:

This surname means turtle.

Kornjača Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina471:75,2437,565
Croatia131:325,27730,776
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138

The alternate forms: Kornjaca (19) are calculated separately.

Kornjača Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means turtle.

- dule1013

Kornjača Last Name Facts

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

Kornjača occurs more in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Kornjaca. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kornjača.

How Common Is The Last Name Kornjača? popularity and diffusion

Kornjača is the 2,394,033rd most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name Kornjača is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kornjača reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 75,243. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most frequent in: Republika Srpska, where 100 percent reside. Besides Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 20 percent reside and Serbia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kornjaca9619/
Krnjača9351/
Krnjač861/
Kornjak806/
Krnjaca804/
Korenjak75823/
Krnjački7517/
Korunjak7512/
Krnjak71634/
Krnjac7144/
Krnjič716/
Črnjač712/
Crnjač711/
Kornijeca711/
Korenjuka711/
Kornchasa711/
Krnjaić67588/
Kranjac67424/
Gornjak67153/
Kernjak67123/
Krnjaic6791/
Krnajac6759/
Kurnjak6735/
Krinjak6716/
Čornjak6713/
Kronjak6710/
Kornjić679/
Karnjak676/
Kranjak673/
Karniasa634/
Khurnjaicha631/
Kornchachat631/
Kurrniaza595/

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