Vanić Surname

832,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Vanić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vanić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia2501:28,5803,077
Kosovo511:36,5073,362
Croatia281:151,02220,421
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Vanic (134) & Vanič (31) are calculated separately.

Vanić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vanić occurs in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Vanic or Vanič. For other possible spellings of Vanić click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanić? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 832,284th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,950,440 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vanić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Serbia, where it is carried by 250 people, or 1 in 28,580. In Serbia it is most prevalent in: Braničevo District, where 24 percent reside, Nišava District, where 23 percent reside and Rasina District, where 20 percent reside. Not including Serbia this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kosovo, where 15 percent reside and Croatia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vanic93134/
Vanič9331/
Vauhnić836/
Banić801,885/
Vonić80239/
Fanić8029/
Vaniz8023/
Venić8015/
Vojnić73862/
Vanich73469/
Bangić7313/
Basnić7310/
Vuenić734/
Vainic733/
Vaniez733/
Voinić733/
Vanici732/
Vaneci731/
Vauniz731/
Bahnić731/
Bagnić731/
Vuinić731/
Vaneic731/
Vanits731/
Vaniche6713/
Vagnitz674/
Vanniez674/
Vahnich672/
Vannich672/
Vaneich672/
Vanitch671/
Vaynich671/

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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 Vanić
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