Prečanica Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Prečanica Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prečanica Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1041:40,6608,130
Serbia591:121,1019,095
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841

The alternate forms: Precanica (6) are calculated separately.

Prečanica Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prečanica is more frequently found in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Precanica. For other possible spellings of Prečanica click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prečanica? popularity and diffusion

The last name Prečanica is the 1,348,199th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Prečanica reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Croatia, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 40,660. In Croatia Prečanica is most frequent in: Sisak-Moslavina County, where 81 percent are found, Vukovar-Srijem County, where 9 percent are found and City of Zagreb, where 5 percent are found. Beside Croatia Prečanica occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 36 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent are found.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prečanica
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