Martinjaš Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Martinjaš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Martinjaš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1121:37,7557,629
Slovenia221:113,07612,203
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Martinjas (18) are calculated separately.

Martinjaš Last Name Facts

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

The last name Martinjaš occurs more in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Martinjas. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Martinjaš? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,537,949th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Martinjaš are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 37,755. In Croatia it is most common in: Međimurje County, where 86 percent reside, Karlovac County, where 8 percent reside and Bjelovar-Bilogora County, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Croatia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Martinjas9618/
Martinjač8911/
Martinijas841/
Martineaz7810/
Martiniac785/
Martineas784/
Martineaj781/
Martinias781/
Martinhas781/
Martinaios7429/
Martinjose741/
Martinhos6716/
Martineos671/
Martenioz561/

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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 Martinjaš
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