Višnar Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Višnar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Višnar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2491:9,9912,321
Croatia201:211,43024,636
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Visnar (95) are calculated separately.

Višnar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Višnar has its highest incidence in Slovenia. It can also be rendered as a variant: Visnar. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Višnar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 963,821st most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 26,990,911 people. The surname Višnar occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Višnar live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Slovenia, where it is carried by 249 people, or 1 in 9,991. In Slovenia Višnar is mostly concentrated in: Savinja, where 42 percent are found, Drava, where 25 percent are found and Upper Carniola, where 24 percent are found. Apart from Slovenia Višnar occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 7 percent are found and Serbia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Visnar9495/
Fišnar8395/
Viznar8331/
Vešnar8314/
Vichnar7719/
Vicnair7713/
Vishnar7711/
Vaisnar771/
Vaishnar711/
Vichnair711/
Vishnarh711/
Bisnar676,148/
Vejnar67306/
Ficnar67114/
Fišnarová6785/
Wisnar6777/
Viznarová6721/
Biznar679/
Fisnar677/
Visnarová676/
Visnor674/
Viznarova672/
Vesnar672/
Vyšnár671/
Veznar671/
Viznor671/

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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 Višnar
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