Rašić Surname

72,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,792 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Rašić Surname User-submission:

An old Croatian surname, mostly based in west Herzegovina. The first known recording of the surname was on the island of Iž in 1344 (Michaelis Rasich). Other records mention Blaž Rašić in 1470 in Prgomet near Trogir. Another resources mention on 28 of October 1692 harambaša Ivan Rašić in Stilji (Kašće) near Vrgorac and how he and 200 people escaped from then Turkish invaded Tihaljina.

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Rašić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia4,0721:1,755245
Croatia1,2661:3,340319
Bosnia and Herzegovina8981:3,938799
Kosovo3111:5,9871,019
Slovenia1621:15,3563,610
Montenegro591:10,8401,570
North Macedonia221:95,5218,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Rasić (77), Rašič (33), Rašic (1) & Rasic (1,187) are calculated separately.

Rašić Surname Meaning

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An old Croatian surname, mostly based in west Herzegovina. The first known recording of the surname was on the island of Iž in 1344 (Michaelis Rasich). Other records mention Blaž Rašić in 1470 in Prgomet near Trogir. Another resources mention on 28 of October 1692 harambaša Ivan Rašić in Stilji (Kašće) near Vrgorac and how he and 200 people escaped from then Turkish invaded Tihaljina.

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Rašić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rašić is carried by more people in Serbia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Rasić, Rašič, Rašic or Rasic. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rašić.

How Common Is The Last Name Rašić? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 72,572nd most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,072,960 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rašić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Serbia, where it is carried by 4,072 people, or 1 in 1,755. In Serbia Rašić is most numerous in: Nišava District, where 18 percent live, Belgrade, where 14 percent live and Pomoravlje District, where 12 percent live. Apart from Serbia this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 19 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rasić9377/
Rašič9333/
Rašic931/
Rajšić91615/
Raišić9121/
Raši8940/
Rasic871,187/
Račić802,743/
Rošić801,144/
Razić80614/
Rešić80177/
Rašid8016/
Rašit807/
Raćić801/
Rašši801/
Rašiæ801/
Rašićová773/
Rajčić732,333/
Raičić73153/
Hrešić7337/
Rajcić7333/
Rascić737/
Rajsić735/
Raicić732/
Raišis732/
Raušic732/
Raićić731/
Rajšič731/
Rajćić731/
Hrošić731/
Razi6741,994/
Rasi6711,745/
Raci673,517/
Raçi67808/
Raxi67167/
Raša6776/
Raše6754/
Ráši6732/
Rači674/
Raší671/

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