Samčević Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Samčević Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Samčević 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
Serbia911:78,5166,820
Bosnia and Herzegovina401:88,4108,122
Kosovo41:465,46710,032

The alternate forms: Samcević (2) & Samcevic (22) are calculated separately.

Samčević Last Name Facts

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

Samčević occurs in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Samcević or Samcevic. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samčević? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,537,949th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Samčević reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Serbia, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 78,516. In Serbia it is most prevalent in: Raška District, where 55 percent live, Šumadija District, where 18 percent live and Mačva District, where 14 percent live. Barring Serbia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 30 percent live and Kosovo, where 3 percent live.

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
Samcević962/
Samcevic9222/
Samčović8845/
Sančević881/
Šainčević7115/
Samtsevich6784/
Sancevic6311/
Samcewicz594/
Santsevich56390/
Samtsevych5612/
Sanchevich561/
Shantsevich532/
Santsevitch531/
Sacewicz50632/
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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 Samčević
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