Skendžić Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Croatia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1411:50,6734,911
Croatia1071:39,5207,927
Bosnia and Herzegovina311:114,0778,979
Montenegro61:106,5944,599

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'.

- skendica

Skendžić Last Name Facts

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skendzić9622/
Skenžić935/
Skendzic9242/
Skendzik751/
Skenzich6338/
Skindziuk591/
Sakondziak561/
Sekundziak561/

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