Zimić Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Zimić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zimić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina951:37,2255,354
Croatia631:67,12112,153
Serbia201:357,24716,776
Montenegro71:91,3664,331
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

The alternate forms: Zimic (427) & Zimič (2) are calculated separately.

Zimić Last Name Facts

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

Zimić is more commonly found in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Zimic or Zimič. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zimić? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,218,745th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Zimić reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Zimić is most frequently held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 37,225. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Zimić is primarily concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 99 percent live and Republika Srpska, where 1 percent live. Besides Bosnia and Herzegovina Zimić is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 33 percent live and Serbia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zimic93427/
Zimič932/
Simić8034,423/
Šimić808,783/
Cimić8082/
Ćimić8072/
Čimić8062/
Zemić8026/
Zimich73339/
Zimits7397/
Zimicz7348/
Dzemić734/
Zimics734/
Simmić733/
Džimić732/
Zimmiz731/
Shimić731/
Ziemiec6768/
Szimics6736/
Ziemicz675/
Zimitch674/
Szimich672/
Szimits671/
Szimicz671/
Zimioch671/
Zeimitz671/
Zimmitz671/
Ziemich670/

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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
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  • 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 Zimić
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