Prodanović Surname

75,528th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,497 people bear this surname

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

Prodanović Surname User-submission:

The Prodanović surname comes from a family of traders from the vicinity of modern day Dubrovnik. It derives from the term prodati, meaning 'to sell' in Serbian and other South Slavic languages. Later use of the surname also comes through a theory of that to be the surname of a former family member, that was 'sold out' (prodan) to the Turkish authorities in the aftermath of many failed rebellions in the areas of modern day Herzegovina region, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Prodanović Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia3,5591:2,008283
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,8551:1,906297
Croatia6081:6,9551,058
Slovenia3161:7,8721,771
Kosovo1121:16,6242,123
Montenegro401:15,9891,962
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Prodanovic (518) & Prodanovič (5) are calculated separately.

Prodanović Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Prodanović surname comes from a family of traders from the vicinity of modern day Dubrovnik. It derives from the term prodati, meaning 'to sell' in Serbian and other South Slavic languages. Later use of the surname also comes through a theory of that to be the surname of a former family member, that was 'sold out' (prodan) to the Turkish authorities in the aftermath of many failed rebellions in the areas of modern day Herzegovina region, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Prodanović Last Name Facts

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

Prodanović is more commonly found in Serbia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Prodanovic or Prodanovič. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prodanović? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 75,528th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,121,679 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Prodanović live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Serbia, where it is borne by 3,559 people, or 1 in 2,008. In Serbia it is most prevalent in: Šumadija District, where 18 percent reside, Belgrade, where 16 percent reside and South Bačka District, where 13 percent reside. Not including Serbia Prodanović occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 29 percent reside and Croatia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prodanovic97518/
Prodanovič975/
Predanović9018/
Pradanović901/
Prodanovich86135/
Prodanovits861/
Prodanovitch8213/
Prodonovic801/
Prodonovich7682/
Prodanovych765/
Prodonobich671/
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