Čenić Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Čenić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čenić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia841:50,3419,673
Serbia641:111,6408,662
Montenegro231:27,8072,499
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: Cenić (1,280), Ćenić (3) & Cenic (140) are calculated separately.

Čenić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Čenić is more commonly found in Croatia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Cenić, Ćenić or Cenic. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čenić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,300,225th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čenić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Čenić is most common in Croatia, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 50,341. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated in: Šibenik-Knin County, where 32 percent reside, Požega-Slavonia County, where 18 percent reside and Split-Dalmatia County, where 15 percent reside. Beside Croatia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 37 percent reside and Montenegro, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cenić931,280/
Ćenić933/
Čengić911,604/
Česnić9114/
Četnić912/
Cenic87140/
Čanić80889/
Čonić80226/
Zenić8062/
Činić8034/
Zejnić73331/
Čingić7340/
Čajnić737/
Ćengić732/
Tsenić731/
Zeinić731/
Čengič731/

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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 Čenić
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