Krnjaić Surname

544,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Krnjaić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krnjaić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia4101:10,3141,873
Serbia1531:46,6994,633
Bosnia and Herzegovina141:252,60012,031
Montenegro51:127,9134,949
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Krnjaic (91) are calculated separately.

Krnjaić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Krnjaić occurs more in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Krnjaic. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Krnjaić? popularity and diffusion

The last name Krnjaić is the 544,808th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 12,393,786 people. Krnjaić occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Krnjaić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Croatia, where it is borne by 410 people, or 1 in 10,314. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: City of Zagreb, where 31 percent reside, Sisak-Moslavina County, where 28 percent reside and Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 11 percent reside. Other than Croatia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 26 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krnjaic9591/
Krnjajić93961/
Krnjić921,402/
Krnjai921/
Krenjai861/
Krnja8312/
Krnjajic8049/
Krnjaich8038/
Krnjic77319/
Krnjac7744/
Kërnja7728/
Krnjya7711/
Krnjič776/
Krnjat773/
Krnjač771/
Krimjai71145/
Krnjaja7190/
Krindji719/
Krnđija711/
Krncaid711/
Krngi6743/
Krndžija6731/
Krndzija6727/
Krnjajac6719/
Crnja6716/
Krnya671/
Krenchai671/

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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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  • 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 Krnjaić
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