Pečanac Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

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

Pečanac Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pečanac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina281:126,3009,326
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Pećanac (1,235), Pecanac (217) & Pećanač (4) are calculated separately.

Pečanac Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pečanac has its highest incidence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may be found as a variant: Pećanac, Pecanac or Pećanač. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pečanac? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pečanac is the 3,185,033rd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pečanac live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 126,300. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Pečanac is primarily concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent reside. Besides Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 13 percent reside and Slovenia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pećanac951,235/
Pecanac95217/
Pećanač904/
Pečenac864/
Pechanac801/
Pechanach755/
Pozanac716/
Pećenac712/
Paćanac711/
Petsanas6727/
Pišćanac671/
Pessanoc671/
Petchanatz593/
Pazanak572/
Pečenák571/
Pazenag571/
Pishanak531/
Pacionag531/
Pieczonak501/
Petchanok501/
Pichainak501/

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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 Pečanac
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