Šanić Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šanić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šanić 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
Croatia741:57,14310,758
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645

The alternate forms: Sanić (27), Sanic (2,369), Saniç (6) & Sanič (6) are calculated separately.

Šanić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šanić is more commonly found in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Sanić, Sanic, Saniç or Sanič. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šanić? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,168,711th most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šanić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Šanić is most widespread in Croatia, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 57,143. In Croatia Šanić is most frequent in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 35 percent reside, Vukovar-Srijem County, where 18 percent reside and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 15 percent reside. Beside Croatia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Serbia, where 3 percent reside.

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
Sanić9327/
Šajnić9185/
Šahnić9137/
Šaunić911/
Sanic872,369/
Saniç876/
Sanič876/
Šonić8097/
Zanić8061/
Šajnič733/
Satnić732/
Sagnić732/
Saunić731/
Sjanić731/
Sahnić731/
Sahanić6718/
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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 Šanić
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