Podgorac Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

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

Podgorac Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Podgorac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1101:64,9545,932
Bosnia and Herzegovina751:47,1526,063
Croatia391:108,42616,784
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Podgorač (3) are calculated separately.

Podgorac Last Name Facts

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

The surname Podgorac is found in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Podgorač. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Podgorac? popularity and diffusion

The last name Podgorac is the 1,001,271st most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,578,611 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Podgorac are found; 89 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Podgorac is most commonly held in Serbia, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 64,954. In Serbia Podgorac is primarily concentrated in: Raška District, where 75 percent live, Belgrade, where 15 percent live and Šumadija District, where 9 percent live. Other than Serbia this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 29 percent live and Croatia, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Podgorač963/
Podorac931/
Podgorak8852/
Podgorzak824/
Podorak802/
Poddorak751/
Podgórzak71273/
Padorak674/
Podarak673/
Padarac671/
Padharac6327/
Poddarak633/
Phodarak631/
Phodaragh591/
Padarak5323/
Padharak5070/
Padharag5047/
Phadarak503/
Padarakh501/

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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 Podgorac
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