Tanjević Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Montenegro
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Tanjević Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tanjević Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Montenegro551:11,6281,638
Serbia511:140,0979,935

The alternate forms: Tanjevic (4) are calculated separately.

Tanjević Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tanjević is borne by more people in Montenegro than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Tanjevic. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanjević? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,785,358th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. Tanjević is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Tanjević are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Montenegro, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 11,628. In Montenegro Tanjević is primarily concentrated in: Pljevlja Municipality, where 96 percent are found, Kolašin Municipality, where 2 percent are found and Nikšić Municipality, where 2 percent are found. Barring Montenegro it exists in one country. It is also found in Serbia, where 48 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanjevic964/
Tanievich714/
Tanyevich711/
Taniewicz5931/
Tonievich5916/
Toncevich5914/
Tanyevych594/
Tonievici592/
Tonchevici563/
Tonhievicz562/
Tansiewicz561/
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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 Tanjević
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