Pečenić Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Pečenić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pečenić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: Pecenić (3) & Pećenić (3) are calculated separately.

Pečenić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pečenić occurs most in Croatia. It may be rendered as: Pecenić or Pećenić. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pečenić? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pečenić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Pečenić is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 352,384. In Croatia Pečenić is most common in: City of Zagreb, where 75 percent are found and Zadar County, where 25 percent are found. Without taking into account Croatia Pečenić is found in one country. It is also common in Slovenia, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pecenić953/
Pećenić953/
Pečanić8666/
Počanić71141/
Pećanić7174/
Pečenec7149/
Pescenic673/
Picinić5741/
Pietrzeniec5672/
Pecinich537/
Pechenets507/

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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 Pečenić
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