Šakić Surname

168,342nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,567 people bear this surname

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

Šakić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šakić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,2241:2,889541
Croatia8751:4,833603
Serbia3721:19,2072,213
Slovenia801:31,0966,239
Montenegro71:91,3664,331
Kosovo51:372,3749,323
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Sakić (1,513), Šakic (4), Šakič (1), Sakic (593) & Sakiç (2) are calculated separately.

Šakić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šakić is most common in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may occur as: Sakić, Šakic, Šakič, Sakic or Sakiç. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šakić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 168,342nd most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,838,935 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šakić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 1,224 people, or 1 in 2,889. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most frequent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 84 percent live and Republika Srpska, where 16 percent live. Other than Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 34 percent live and Serbia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sakić931,513/
Šakic934/
Šakič931/
Šajkić9184/
Sakic87593/
Sakiç872/
Zakić80694/
Šekić80386/
Šokić80262/
Šakićová771/
Šoškić73620/
Zajkić7323/
Zakoić7314/
Sajkić733/
Saskić732/
Shakić732/
Šcekić731/

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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 Šakić
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