Nježić Surname

339,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,083 people bear this surname

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

Nježić Surname User-submission:

This surname has its origin in a female name Nježija.

It's usually a surname used among the Serbs from Bosnian Krajina.

Nježić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina5881:6,0141,229
Serbia2881:24,8092,769
Croatia1631:25,9425,377
Slovenia371:67,2349,657
Montenegro61:106,5944,599
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Njezić (10) & Njezic (56) are calculated separately.

Nježić Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname has its origin in a female name Nježija.

It's usually a surname used among the Serbs from Bosnian Krajina.

- milos.miodanic

Nježić Last Name Facts

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

Nježić has its highest incidence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may be found in the variant forms: Njezić or Njezic. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nježić? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nježić is the 339,513th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 6,729,036 people. The surname Nježić is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Nježić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Nježić is most widespread in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 588 people, or 1 in 6,014. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most frequent in: Republika Srpska, where 99 percent reside and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent reside. Beside Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 27 percent reside and Croatia, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njezić9410/
Njezic8956/
Njegić83288/
Njesić834/
Njesic673/
Nejčić671/
Njegich6214/

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Footnotes

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