Perkunić Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Perkunić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perkunić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1241:34,1026,993
Bosnia and Herzegovina301:117,8809,113
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Slovenia51:497,53521,006

The alternate forms: Perkunic (26) are calculated separately.

Perkunić Last Name Facts

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

Perkunić occurs in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Perkunic. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Perkunić? popularity and diffusion

The surname Perkunić is the 1,321,499th most numerous surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. Perkunić is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Perkunić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Croatia, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 34,102. In Croatia it is primarily found in: Vukovar-Srijem County, where 74 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 10 percent live and Osijek-Baranja County, where 10 percent live. Excluding Croatia it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 18 percent live and Serbia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perkunic9626/
Perkinić882/
Perkounig8231/
Perkounigg7812/
Perkonig75144/
Prekanić751/
Pruganić751/
Perconić751/
Perkonigg71120/
Perkunyuk712/
Perkiniak711/
Brkanić67404/
Perking6730/
Porcnić673/
Perkong672/
Perknok672/
Porčnić671/
Parknic671/
Perkink671/
Proknik671/
Perconic632/

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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 Perkunić
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