Šanović Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Montenegro
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Šanović Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šanović Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Montenegro3321:1,926410
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913

The alternate forms: Sanović (3), Sanovic (27) & Şanoviç (1) are calculated separately.

Šanović Last Name Facts

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

Šanović is found most frequently in Montenegro. It may be found as a variant: Sanović, Sanovic or Şanoviç. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šanović? popularity and diffusion

The last name Šanović is the 802,733rd most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 20,881,220 people. The last name Šanović occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šanović are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Montenegro, where it is held by 332 people, or 1 in 1,926. In Montenegro it is most frequent in: Podgorica Capital City, where 86 percent live, Tuzi Municipality, where 13 percent live and Bar Municipality, where 0 percent live. Besides Montenegro this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 3 percent live and Slovenia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanović953/
Šajnović93523/
Šainović93365/
Sanovic9027/
Şanoviç901/
Zanović861/
Šajnovič80175/
Sainović8020/
Sajnović8010/
Šainovič801/
Šanovec71137/
Senović7169/
Cenović7147/
Sanovich67174/
Sajnovic6770/
Sainovic6759/
Zanovich6753/
Sanovicz6710/
Sahnovic671/

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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
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  • 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 Šanović
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