Šanje Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

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

Šanje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šanje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1491:23,7343,987
Croatia661:64,07011,714

The alternate forms: Sanje (1,215) & Sanjê (1) are calculated separately.

Šanje Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šanje occurs more in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Sanje or Sanjê. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šanje? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,125,333rd most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šanje are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 23,734. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is mostly concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent live. Barring Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Croatia, where 31 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanje931,215/
Šane891/
Sanjê871/
Zanje80914/
Šonje8034/
Šajne8012/
Šaine804/
Šanse801/
Šanes801/
Sandje73767/
Chanje73581/
Sanjee73401/
Shanje73181/
Šajner7347/
Šanjić7327/
Sanjes7320/
Sanije7318/
Sanjey7318/
Sanjer7317/
Sanjeu7317/
Sianje7313/
Saunje7312/
Sanjie7312/
Sanjeh7311/
Santje739/
Šancer738/
Sanjet735/
Ssanje734/
Sanjed734/
Šanija734/
Zanjie732/
Zaunje732/
Saanje732/
Sanjei732/
Sanjep731/
Sanjge731/
Zanjje731/
Zannje731/
Šainer731/
Zanjej731/
Samnje731/
Zanjeh731/
Sanjje731/
Sanjej731/
Sanjye731/
Sane67146,270/
Zane6711,175/
Sanj67815/
Zanj67262/
Sanjeet67171/
Sanjieh67158/
Şane67109/
Šana6773/
Sanjesh6761/
Sanjeed6733/
Sanjeer6730/
Shandje6721/
Chandje6711/
Çane677/
Xane676/
Shanjer673/
Shanjie673/
Šani672/
Sanajie672/
Seandje672/
Chanjee672/
Samnjei671/
Schanje671/
Shanjee671/
Samnjeh671/
Sainjet671/
Saanjee671/
Sanjeep671/
Sanjeeh671/
Sandjei671/
Sandjer671/
Chanjer671/
Chaanje671/
Chanjed671/
Sanjoej671/
Sanjeez671/

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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 Šanje
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