Samardžija Surname
Approximately 4,095 people bear this surname
Samardžija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,783 | 1:1,983 | 322 |
| Croatia | 1,596 | 1:2,650 | 211 |
| Serbia | 551 | 1:12,967 | 1,540 |
| Slovenia | 136 | 1:18,292 | 4,196 |
| Montenegro | 24 | 1:26,649 | 2,455 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
Samardžija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samardžija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samardžija is more frequently found in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samardžija? popularity and diffusion
The last name Samardžija is the 113,021st most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,779,620 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Samardžija reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
It is most prevalent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 1,783 people, or 1 in 1,983. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Samardžija is most numerous in: Republika Srpska, where 61 percent reside and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 39 percent reside. Other than Bosnia and Herzegovina it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 39 percent reside and Serbia, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samaržija | 95 | 997 | / |
| Samardjija | 90 | 26 | / |
| Samarđžija | 90 | 4 | / |
| Samarzija | 84 | 75 | / |
| Samarxhija | 80 | 10 | / |
| Samarzia | 78 | 68 | / |
| Samarzja | 78 | 19 | / |
| Samarjia | 78 | 8 | / |
| Samarzea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Samarzya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chamarjya | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chamarsiah | 60 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Samardžija
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