Šanjić Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šanjić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šanjić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia241:176,19222,291
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: Sanjić (11), Šanjic (3) & Sanjic (13) are calculated separately.

Šanjić Last Name Facts

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

Šanjić occurs most in Croatia. It can occur in the variant forms: Sanjić, Šanjic or Sanjic. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šanjić? popularity and diffusion

The last name Šanjić is the 3,798,600th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Šanjić is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šanjić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Croatia, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 176,192. In Croatia Šanjić is most frequent in: Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 92 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 4 percent are found and Split-Dalmatia County, where 4 percent are found. Other than Croatia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 4 percent are found and Serbia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanjić9411/
Šanjic943/
Sanjic8913/
Šonjić8351/
Sanji732,265/
Zanji73548/
Šanje73215/
Sanjit672,539/
Sanjid672,479/
Sanjai67564/
Zonjić67382/
Chanji67202/
Sanjio67158/
Shanji67146/
Senjić67109/
Sanjhi6756/
Sianji6733/
Sanjip6723/
Zanjih6721/
Saniji6720/
Sanjoi6713/
Sahnji6712/
Sanjie6712/
Sanjii677/
Zanjai677/
Sancić675/
Šanija674/
Sanjui674/
Zanjie672/
Sainji672/
Sanjei672/
Sonjić671/
Sanjih671/
Sanhji671/
Sannji671/
Sanjiy671/
Saunji671/

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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 Šanjić
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