Njegomirović Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

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

Njegomirović Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the village near Niksic in Montenegro. In the Ottoman times Turkish Begs were taking newly wed wives for a night to "try them out". One man Njegomir got disguised as his wife and killed the Beg. Then they fled from Montenegro to Bosnia, to a village called Vozuca.

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Njegomirović 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
Bosnia and Herzegovina911:38,8625,476
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Njegomirović Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the village near Niksic in Montenegro. In the Ottoman times Turkish Begs were taking newly wed wives for a night to "try them out". One man Njegomir got disguised as his wife and killed the Beg. Then they fled from Montenegro to Bosnia, to a village called Vozuca. His name was taken as the last name of people who fled that village hence the Njegomirovic.

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Njegomirović Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njegomirović occurs more in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory.

How Common Is The Last Name Njegomirović? popularity and diffusion

Njegomirović is the 1,806,862nd most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Njegomirović reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 38,862. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Njegomirović is primarily concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 58 percent are found, Republika Srpska, where 41 percent are found and Brčko District, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 11 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

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