Čanović Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Čanović Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čanović Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1461:48,9384,804
Montenegro611:10,4851,539
Kosovo271:68,9584,589
Bosnia and Herzegovina101:353,64013,005
Croatia91:469,84536,710
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754

The alternate forms: Canović (422), Ćanović (1) & Canovic (141) are calculated separately.

Čanović Last Name Facts

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

The surname Čanović occurs more in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Canović, Ćanović or Canovic. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čanović? popularity and diffusion

The surname Čanović is the 998,609th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čanović are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Čanović is most commonly used in Serbia, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 48,938. In Serbia it is primarily concentrated in: Belgrade, where 40 percent reside, Šumadija District, where 30 percent reside and Nišava District, where 8 percent reside. Besides Serbia Čanović is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Montenegro, where 24 percent reside and Kosovo, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canović95422/
Ćanović951/
Čangović933/
Canovic90141/
Čađanović8835/
Zanović861/
Dzanović8011/
Časnovič804/
Zenović71361/
Ćenović711/
Cannovic671/
Dšenović671/
Dsanovic671/

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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 Čanović
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