Pećanin Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

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

Pećanin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pećanin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia911:78,5166,820
Bosnia and Herzegovina671:52,7826,435
Slovenia351:71,0769,906
Croatia191:222,55825,345
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Pecanin (29), Pečanin (27) & Peçanin (1) are calculated separately.

Pećanin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pećanin is borne by more people in Serbia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Pecanin, Pečanin or Peçanin. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pećanin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pećanin is the 1,118,459th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pećanin live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Pećanin is most widely held in Serbia, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 78,516. In Serbia Pećanin is primarily concentrated in: Raška District, where 59 percent live, South Bačka District, where 25 percent live and Zlatibor District, where 14 percent live. Outside of Serbia Pećanin is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 31 percent live and Slovenia, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pecanin9529/
Pečanin9527/
Peçanin951/
Pechanin801/
Petchanin7517/
Peschanin755/
Pazanin71116/
Pisanin7136/
Pačanin7126/
Petchanina715/
Počanin712/
Pečenin711/
Pizanin711/
Pazenin711/
Piesanen67103/
Pisanina6745/
Peisanen6728/
Pozhenin6718/
Pezhenin674/
Pizhenin672/
Pessanhn671/
Picannin671/
Potsanin671/
Pisianin671/
Pisannin671/

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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
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  • 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 Pećanin
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