Šamanić Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šamanić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šamanić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1131:37,4217,568
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Samanić (6) & Samanic (26) are calculated separately.

Šamanić Last Name Facts

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

Šamanić occurs in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Samanić or Samanic. Click here for other potential spellings of Šamanić.

How Common Is The Last Name Šamanić? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,691,963rd most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. The last name Šamanić is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Šamanić are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 37,421. In Croatia Šamanić is mostly concentrated in: Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 93 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 4 percent live and Karlovac County, where 2 percent live. Excluding Croatia it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent live and Serbia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samanić956/
Samanic9026/
Semanić71257/
Samanich67121/
Shamanic679/
Shamanich632/
Chaimanits591/
Samanez572,809/
Semenić5759/
Cemaniz579/
Samanéz572/
Sameniz571/
Chomanič5369/
Samanych536/
Zamanych531/
Samonich531/
Shamanets5025/
Shamanych5012/
Chomanicz508/

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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 Šamanić
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