Šahnić Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

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

Šahnić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šahnić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina251:141,4569,707
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: Sahnić (1) & Sahnic (25) are calculated separately.

Šahnić Last Name Facts

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

Šahnić has its highest incidence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can be rendered as a variant: Sahnić or Sahnic. For other possible spellings of Šahnić click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šahnić? popularity and diffusion

The last name Šahnić is the 3,228,735th most common family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Šahnić occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šahnić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Šahnić is most prevalent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 141,456. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is primarily found in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent live. Excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 30 percent live and Slovenia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahnić941/
Šanić9176/
Sahnic8925/
Šajnić8385/
Šaunić831/
Sahanić7718/
Šonić7397/
Zanić7361/
Sanić7327/
Šajnič673/
Satnić672/
Sagnić672/
Saunić671/
Sjanić671/

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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 Šahnić
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