Ovničević Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Ovničević Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ovničević Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia631:67,12112,153
Bosnia and Herzegovina171:208,02411,299
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Ovnicevic (3) are calculated separately.

Ovničević Last Name Facts

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

Ovničević is held by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Ovnicevic. For other potential spellings of Ovničević click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovničević? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,091,648th most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. Ovničević occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ovničević reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Ovničević is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 67,121. In Croatia it is most frequent in: Osijek-Baranja County, where 27 percent live, Brod-Posavina County, where 22 percent live and Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 19 percent live. Barring Croatia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 21 percent live and Serbia, where 1 percent live.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ovničević
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