Terzić Surname

35,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,854 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Terzić Surname User-submission:

The Surname Terzic comes from Ottoman times and it represents a taylor-man, or one who was skilled in making clothes.

Terzić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia8,1451:877128
Bosnia and Herzegovina3,7701:938140
Croatia1,5051:2,810233
Montenegro1,1401:56187
Slovenia2031:12,2552,931
Kosovo571:32,6643,164
North Macedonia231:91,3688,238
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Terzic (1,537), Terzič (43) & Terziç (1) are calculated separately.

Terzić Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Surname Terzic comes from Ottoman times and it represents a taylor-man, or one who was skilled in making clothes.

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Terzić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Terzić is held by more people in Serbia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Terzic, Terzič or Terziç. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Terzić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 35,565th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 490,612 people. The last name Terzić is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Terzić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Serbia, where it is held by 8,145 people, or 1 in 877. In Serbia Terzić is mostly found in: Belgrade, where 22 percent reside, Raška District, where 11 percent reside and Zlatibor District, where 10 percent reside. Other than Serbia this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 25 percent reside and Croatia, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Terzic941,537/
Terzič9443/
Terziç941/
Terić9161/
Tezić912/
Terčić8319/
Teršić8315/
Trezić838/
Tercić833/
Tarzić832/
Terziz832/
Terzuć831/
Terzićová805/
Terzich77401/
Terzici7759/
Terzics7711/
Terez731,739/
Tejić731,316/
Tirić73987/
Teric73324/
Tesić7384/
Teziç7344/
Tezic7319/
Tizić7313/
Tecić735/
Teriz735/
Terziche717/
Tereci67701/
Terrez67450/
Terčič67215/
Trejić6795/
Tercic6789/
Theric6780/
Terich6780/
Therez6745/
Trečić6734/
Tezich6723/
Toržić6720/
Torčić6712/
Terric6710/
Teršič677/
Teretz677/
Tersiz676/
Terriz675/
Tarziz674/
Tersic672/
Terzicova671/
Terycz671/
Tierez671/
Tereez671/
Terryz671/
Teejić671/
Tehriz671/
Torcić671/
Terits670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Terzić
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