Simanić Surname

279,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,386 people bear this surname

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

Simanić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simanić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina9351:3,782761
Serbia2671:26,7602,932
Montenegro1691:3,784763
Slovenia131:191,36015,039
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Simanic (102), Šimanić (62) & Šimanič (3) are calculated separately.

Simanić Last Name Facts

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

Simanić is most common in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can occur as: Simanic, Šimanić or Šimanič. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simanić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 279,018th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 5,257,970 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Simanić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 935 people, or 1 in 3,782. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most numerous in: Republika Srpska, where 79 percent are found and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 21 percent are found. Besides Bosnia and Herzegovina Simanić occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 19 percent are found and Montenegro, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simanic95102/
Šimanić9562/
Šimanič903/
Semanić86257/
Simonić86122/
Simenić8630/
Simeunić8067/
Simanich806/
Simonič711,596/
Simonic71438/
Šimenić71135/
Semanic7164/
Semenić7159/
Semanič7141/
Zemanić7135/
Šimonić7120/
Simoniz7118/
Zimonić7111/
Simanec713/
Simanez711/
Symaniz711/
Simonich67705/
Simonits67126/
Symanitz6735/
Schimanietz6731/
Simonitz6725/
Simonicz6712/
Simanets6710/
Simonids679/
Symaniec677/
Šimuinić672/
Simoniec671/
Simanecz671/
Simanych671/
Semanich671/

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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 Simanić
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