Višnja Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Višnja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Višnja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Visnja (3) are calculated separately.

Višnja (10,226) may also be a first name.

Višnja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Višnja occurs in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Visnja. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Višnja? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Višnja is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Višnja are found; 80 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 80 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Višnja is also the 60,326th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, held by 10,226 people.

The surname is most common in Croatia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,057,151. In Croatia it is primarily found in: City of Zagreb, where 100 percent live. Outside of Croatia Višnja is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Visnja943/
Višnjai921/
Vijnja839/
Višnjić773,130/
Višnjei77162/
Vishnja77109/
Visnea6718/
Visnia6716/
Vyšnia672/
Visnya671/
Viznia671/
Biznja671/

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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 Višnja
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