Skendžić Surname
Approximately 285 people bear this surname
Skendžić Surname User-submission:
The Skendžić surname comes from the Turkish word skendza, meaning 'tight grip', 'strong grip', and the surname ending -ić, meaning 'son of'.
Skendžić Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 141 | 1:50,673 | 4,911 |
| Croatia | 107 | 1:39,520 | 7,927 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31 | 1:114,077 | 8,979 |
| Montenegro | 6 | 1:106,594 | 4,599 |
The alternate forms: Skendzić (22) & Skendzic (42) are calculated separately.
Skendžić Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Skendžić surname comes from the Turkish word skendza, meaning 'tight grip', 'strong grip', and the surname ending -ić, meaning 'son of'.
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Where Does The Last Name Skendžić Come From? nationality or country of origin
Skendžić is found most frequently in Serbia. It can occur in the variant forms: Skendzić or Skendzic. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Skendžić? popularity and diffusion
It is the 926,175th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,570,337 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Skendžić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most widespread in Serbia, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 50,673. In Serbia Skendžić is most numerous in: South Bačka District, where 49 percent reside, Belgrade, where 16 percent reside and Central Banat District, where 13 percent reside. Barring Serbia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 38 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skendzić | 96 | 22 | / |
| Skenžić | 93 | 5 | / |
| Skendzic | 92 | 42 | / |
| Skendzik | 75 | 1 | / |
| Skenzich | 63 | 38 | / |
| Skindziuk | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sakondziak | 56 | 1 | / |
| Sekundziak | 56 | 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
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