Šamić Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šamić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šamić Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia201:357,24716,776
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876

The alternate forms: Samic (262) are calculated separately.

Šamić Last Name Facts

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

Šamić is found in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Samic. For other potential spellings of Šamić click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šamić? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,185,033rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šamić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Serbia, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 357,247. In Serbia it is most common in: Bor District, where 55 percent are found and Srem District, where 45 percent are found. Beside Serbia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 39 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šahmić9130/
Samic87262/
Šimić808,783/
Šumić80476/
Šemić80386/
Šomić80158/
Žamić80104/
Zamić802/
Šamik801/
Zamoić7319/
Đžamić731/
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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 Šamić
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