Čanić Surname

396,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 889 people bear this surname

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

Čanić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čanić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia3331:21,4562,438
Bosnia and Herzegovina2831:12,4962,440
Croatia2501:16,9143,415
Slovenia181:138,20413,237
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Canić (712), Ćanić (9), Čanic (2), Čanič (1), Canic (173) & Canič (1) are calculated separately.

Čanić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Čanić is carried by more people in Serbia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Canić, Ćanić, Čanic, Čanič, Canic or Canič. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Čanić? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 396,526th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 8,197,464 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čanić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Čanić is most common in Serbia, where it is held by 333 people, or 1 in 21,456. In Serbia Čanić is mostly concentrated in: Belgrade, where 55 percent are found, Kolubara District, where 26 percent are found and South Bačka District, where 10 percent are found. Beside Serbia Čanić is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 32 percent are found and Croatia, where 28 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canić93712/
Ćanić939/
Čanic932/
Čanič931/
Čajnić917/
Canic87173/
Canič871/
Čonić80226/
Čenić80174/
Zanić8061/
Dzanić7330/
Čamđić7311/
Ćamnić731/
Tsanić731/

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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 Čanić
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