Sanjević Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Sanjević Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
The alternate forms: Šanjević (88) & Sanjevic (22) are calculated separately.
Sanjević Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanjević Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sanjević occurs in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Šanjević or Sanjevic. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanjević? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sanjević are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most numerous in Serbia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 2,381,649. Beside Serbia it occurs in one country. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Sanjević
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