Višnjić Surname

142,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Višnjić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Višnjić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1,5631:4,571573
Croatia8701:4,860606
Bosnia and Herzegovina4721:7,4921,529
Montenegro1921:3,331688
Slovenia281:88,84611,009
Kosovo51:372,3749,323

The alternate forms: Visnjić (29), Višnjic (4) & Visnjic (275) are calculated separately.

Višnjić Last Name Facts

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

Višnjić occurs more in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Visnjić, Višnjic or Visnjic. Click here for further potential spellings of Višnjić.

How Common Is The Last Name Višnjić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 142,231st most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,328,289 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Višnjić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Serbia, where it is held by 1,563 people, or 1 in 4,571. In Serbia Višnjić is most common in: Belgrade, where 25 percent are found, Zlatibor District, where 10 percent are found and South Bačka District, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Serbia it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 28 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Visnjić9529/
Višnjic954/
Višnjć924/
Visnjic90275/
Višnjićki883/
Višnjei86162/
Višnjik863/
Vičnjić863/
Višnjai861/
Višnjica8013/
Višnja775/
Višnjički75197/
Višnjak7123/
Visnjik712/
Visnjei712/
Visnjit711/
Visnjicki635/
Viasonjic631/
Vošnjak57137/
Visnjak5720/
Visnjac573/
Visnijc571/
Visenjak5391/

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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 Višnjić
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