Krnjević Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Krnjević Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Krnjević 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
Serbia611:117,1308,900
Croatia591:71,67112,734
Montenegro281:22,8422,279
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Krnjevic (15) are calculated separately.

Krnjević Last Name Facts

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

The surname Krnjević is most common in Serbia. It may be found as: Krnjevic. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Krnjević? popularity and diffusion

The surname Krnjević is the 1,428,594th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The surname Krnjević is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Krnjević reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Krnjević is most prevalent in Serbia, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 117,130. In Serbia Krnjević is mostly found in: Rasina District, where 64 percent reside, Zlatibor District, where 34 percent reside and Šumadija District, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Serbia Krnjević is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 39 percent reside and Montenegro, where 19 percent reside.

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
Krnjevic9615/
Crnjević8816/
Krncević883/
Krncevic7524/
Crncević7520/
Crnjevic759/
Krnievic751/
Krnyevich718/
Crncevic63351/
Crncevich592/
Krencewicz568/
Kryncewicz561/
Crncivic501/
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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 Krnjević
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