Semanić Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Semanić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semanić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina2111:16,7603,096
Slovenia431:57,8538,984
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Semanic (64) & Semanič (41) are calculated separately.

Semanić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Semanić is more commonly found in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Semanic or Semanič. For other potential spellings of Semanić click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Semanić? popularity and diffusion

It is the 996,001st most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. The last name Semanić occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Semanić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 211 people, or 1 in 16,760. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most prevalent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Bosnia and Herzegovina it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 17 percent are found and Croatia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Semanic9564/
Semanič9541/
Simanić861,386/
Semenić8659/
Zemanić8635/
Samanić866/
Semanich801/
Semenič71385/
Simonić71122/
Šamanić71116/
Simanic71102/
Šimanić7162/
Semaničová7136/
Simenić7130/
Zemanic7128/
Semanez7111/
Cemaniz719/
Schemanich719/
Semanicova712/
Symaniz711/
Zemonić711/
Simeunić6767/
Semonich6756/
Symanitz6735/
Shemonic6731/
Semanych6722/
Semanech6719/
Semenitz678/
Semanycz678/
Symaniec677/
Simanich676/

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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
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  • 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 Semanić
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