Stanojević Surname
Approximately 20,652 people bear this surname
Stanojević Surname User-submission:
The Stanojević surname came from a man called Stanoje. In Serbian, if you want to say that something belongs to him, then you add suffix -ev. This means that all people with this surname came from a man called Stanoje and 'they all belong to him'.
Read More About This SurnameStanojević Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 16,106 | 1:444 | 69 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,314 | 1:1,528 | 234 |
| Kosovo | 825 | 1:2,257 | 359 |
| Croatia | 528 | 1:8,009 | 1,324 |
| Slovenia | 374 | 1:6,652 | 1,462 |
| Montenegro | 338 | 1:1,892 | 401 |
| North Macedonia | 159 | 1:13,217 | 2,037 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
The alternate forms: Stanojevic (2,869), Stanojevič (14) & Stanojeviç (1) are calculated separately.
Stanojević Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Stanojević surname came from a man called Stanoje. In Serbian, if you want to say that something belongs to him, then you add suffix -ev. This means that all people with this surname came from a man called Stanoje and 'they all belong to him'. The suffix -ić is common for Southern Slavs and some of the Greco-Slavs or other Slavs.
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Where Does The Last Name Stanojević Come From? nationality or country of origin
Stanojević is carried by more people in Serbia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Stanojevic, Stanojevič or Stanojeviç. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Stanojević? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 26,060th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 352,874 people. The last name Stanojević is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Stanojević are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
Stanojević is most commonly held in Serbia, where it is carried by 16,106 people, or 1 in 444. In Serbia it is primarily concentrated in: Belgrade, where 11 percent live, Nišava District, where 9 percent live and Braničevo District, where 9 percent live. Apart from Serbia this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 11 percent live and Kosovo, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanojevic | 97 | 2,869 | / |
| Stanojevič | 97 | 14 | / |
| Stanojeviç | 97 | 1 | / |
| Stanoević | 95 | 53 | / |
| Stanojeivić | 95 | 1 | / |
| Stanijević | 90 | 28 | / |
| Stanosević | 90 | 5 | / |
| Stanojeviz | 90 | 1 | / |
| Stanojevićová | 87 | 5 | / |
| Stanojevich | 86 | 86 | / |
| Stanojvic | 84 | 4 | / |
| Stanoevich | 80 | 51 | / |
| Stanoyevic | 80 | 8 | / |
| Stonojevic | 80 | 3 | / |
| Stanojewic | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stanojavic | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stanajevic | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stanojevec | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stanojevičová | 78 | 3 | / |
| Stanoievici | 76 | 89 | / |
| Stanoyevich | 76 | 12 | / |
| Stanoyvic | 74 | 1 | / |
| Stanievič | 74 | 1 | / |
| Stanoyevitch | 73 | 19 | / |
| Stanoievitch | 73 | 5 | / |
| Stanievich | 70 | 12 | / |
| Stanaevich | 70 | 4 | / |
| Stanoevych | 70 | 2 | / |
| Stanoiovici | 67 | 69 | / |
| Staniewicz | 60 | 1,022 | / |
| Stanyevych | 60 | 1 | / |
| Staniewitz | 60 | 1 | / |
| Stanuiewicz | 57 | 4 | / |
| Stoniewicz | 50 | 1 | / |
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