Pećanac Surname

306,186th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,235 people bear this surname

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

Pećanac Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pećanac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina5781:6,1181,249
Serbia5191:13,7671,639
Croatia661:64,07011,714
Slovenia661:37,6927,083
Montenegro61:106,5944,599

The alternate forms: Pecanac (217), Pečanac (38) & Pećanač (4) are calculated separately.

Pećanac Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pećanac is most common in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may also occur in the variant forms: Pecanac, Pečanac or Pećanač. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pećanac? popularity and diffusion

Pećanac is the 306,186th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,900,847 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pećanac reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 578 people, or 1 in 6,118. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is mostly found in: Republika Srpska, where 89 percent live and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 11 percent live. Besides Bosnia and Herzegovina Pećanac is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 42 percent live and Croatia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pecanac95217/
Pečanac9538/
Pećanač954/
Paćanac861/
Peganc7737/
Pecanc771/
Pechanach755/
Pećanić7174/
Pecanka7147/
Pecanic7146/
Bućanac7125/
Peçanka7114/
Pecanco712/
Pekanga712/
Peqanka712/
Boćanac711/
Pecanga711/
Bečanac711/
Pečanka711/
Paganac711/
Pacnaco711/
Pacnack710/
Pekaniec6725/
Paganaic6714/
Pakenaca679/
Pekwanga671/
Pegangay671/
Petchanatz593/

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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 Pećanac
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