Zorić Surname

52,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,772 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Zorić Surname User-submission:

The Zorić surname means 'hardworking from the first dawn' (zora means 'dawn' in Serbian), reliable as the dawning sun. Since every surname in Orthodox Christianity is accompanied by the family patron saint, for Zorić, it is Sveti Đorđe (St.

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Zorić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia5,1981:1,375194
Bosnia and Herzegovina2,2291:1,587242
Croatia1,8191:2,325161
Montenegro2951:2,168464
Slovenia1871:13,3033,179
North Macedonia221:95,5218,471
Kosovo161:116,3675,841
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Zoric (1,086), Zorič (251), Žorić (127), Zoriç (4) & Žorič (4) are calculated separately.

Zorić Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Zorić surname means 'hardworking from the first dawn' (zora means 'dawn' in Serbian), reliable as the dawning sun. Since every surname in Orthodox Christianity is accompanied by the family patron saint, for Zorić, it is Sveti Đorđe (St. George - protector of warriors) and Sveti Nikola (St. Nicola - protector of hunters).

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Zorić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zorić is found most in Serbia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Zoric, Zorič, Žorić, Zoriç or Žorič. Click here for further potential spellings of Zorić.

How Common Is The Last Name Zorić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 52,371st most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 745,758 people. Zorić occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zorić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Zorić is most commonly occurring in Serbia, where it is borne by 5,198 people, or 1 in 1,375. In Serbia it is primarily found in: Belgrade, where 24 percent reside, South Bačka District, where 23 percent reside and Srem District, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Serbia this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 23 percent reside and Croatia, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zoric931,086/
Zorič93251/
Žorić93127/
Zoriç934/
Zorzić9162/
Zhorić911/
Žorič874/
Zarić809,442/
Sorić80794/
Corić80115/
Zurić8052/
Jorić8038/
Zoriz805/
Zorićová773/
Zorich731,898/
Zuhrić73258/
Djorić73158/
Zorici7394/
Zgurić7382/
Zatrić7348/
Zoraiz7326/
Zurhić731/
Zoricz731/
Zouriz731/
Zoritz731/
Zoroic731/
Soraić731/
Zaharić6784/
Zoritch6737/
Zhorich677/

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