Ristić Surname

11,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Ristić Surname User-submission:

This surname has its origins in the way the southern Slavs pronounce the word Christ. It could have been Hristo, Kristo, Risto and the extensions, added parts, when the surname is created from fathers or grandfathers name. It means 'the son of Risto'.

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Ristić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia39,8821:17914
Bosnia and Herzegovina5,8971:60054
Kosovo1,7031:1,093158
Slovenia8831:2,817392
Croatia5031:8,4071,428
North Macedonia4781:4,396816
Montenegro4451:1,437286
Czechia271:393,83245,478
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Ristic (3,620), Ristič (105) & Ristiç (1) are calculated separately.

Ristić (21) may also be a first name.

Ristić Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname has its origins in the way the southern Slavs pronounce the word Christ. It could have been Hristo, Kristo, Risto and the extensions, added parts, when the surname is created from fathers or grandfathers name. It means 'the son of Risto'. Some certain areas use the leather H, while others K, while some don't use either of them.

- reesta

The Ristić surname means that there was an ancestor named Rista, according to whom whole his family branch got the surname. It means 'family of Rista'.

The name has origin in old Slavic word rista meaning 'fight', 'battle' or 'struggle'.

- nenadristic

Ristić is a patronymic surname from the personal name Rista or Riste. It is common in the southern parts of the former Yugoslavia.

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Ristić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ristić occurs in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Ristic, Ristič or Ristiç. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ristić? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ristić is the 11,274th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 146,260 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ristić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Ristić is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 21 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Serbia, where it is borne by 39,882 people, or 1 in 179. In Serbia it is mostly concentrated in: Pčinja District, where 17 percent live, Belgrade, where 15 percent live and Nišava District, where 10 percent live. Besides Serbia Ristić occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 12 percent live and Kosovo, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ristic943,620/
Ristič94105/
Ristiç941/
Hristić92330/
Rustić83144/
Ristiz831/
Ristićová808/
Ristich77659/
Ristici7754/
Hristic7736/
Ristits7727/
Hristiç775/
Ristics773/
Ristitc771/
Risticz771/
Risztics7132/
Hristich7122/
Hristici7117/
Ristitch7116/
Hristics715/
Risztits712/
Risttits711/
Ristiche711/
Ristitsch6748/
Ruštić6735/
Rističová6714/
Restic6714/
Risticova672/
Reštić671/
Rististsch634/
Hrustič6233/
Restich6233/
Hrestic6228/
Restici622/
Restitz622/
Ristycz621/
Ristech621/
Rajcetić571/
Restez501/
Restec501/

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