Lončar Surname

46,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Lončar Surname User-submission:

The meaning of Lončar surname in Croatian language is 'potter'.

Lončar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia4,0691:1,03926
Serbia3,3451:2,136293
Bosnia and Herzegovina2,1321:1,659257
Slovenia1,0591:2,349268
Montenegro6161:1,038188
Kosovo101:186,1877,122
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

The alternate forms: Loncar (2,488) & Lonćar (3) are calculated separately.

Lončar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of Lončar surname in Croatian language is 'potter'.

- adamloncar

Lončar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lončar is held by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Loncar or Lonćar. For other potential spellings of Lončar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lončar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 46,123rd most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 648,070 people. The surname Lončar is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Lončar reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is held by 4,069 people, or 1 in 1,039. In Croatia Lončar is primarily concentrated in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 15 percent reside, City of Zagreb, where 10 percent reside and Zagreb County, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Croatia this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 30 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loncar942,488/
Lonćar943/
Lonzar83173/
Lončarová801/
Lonchar77331/
Lonczar7730/
Loncsar7728/
Looncar771/
Lonncar771/
Lontchar7128/
Lanzar67869/
Lancar67202/
Lontschar6728/
Loncor674/
Lançar671/
Lonzor671/
Llancar62204/
Loncsár6289/
Loncour6230/
Lonchor6225/
Lancsar6210/
Lanchar6210/
Loncoir625/
Lloncor621/
Laanzar621/
Lanzear621/
Lancear620/
Lanciart5715/
Lioncour575/
Lantzare572/
Landsair572/
Landsear572/
Llancaur571/
Lontscharová566/
Lancharre531/
Landschar531/
Lancor50152/
Leczar501/

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