Šantić Surname

224,511th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,812 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šantić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šantić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia9521:4,442526
Bosnia and Herzegovina7221:4,8981,007
Serbia1041:68,7016,159
Slovenia221:113,07612,203
Montenegro111:58,1423,476
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Santić (35), Šantič (9), Santic (631) & Santič (1) are calculated separately.

Šantić Last Name Facts

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

Šantić occurs in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Santić, Šantič, Santic or Santič. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šantić? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 224,511th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 4,021,824 people. The surname Šantić is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šantić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Šantić is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is carried by 952 people, or 1 in 4,442. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 38 percent reside, City of Zagreb, where 10 percent reside and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 8 percent reside. Barring Croatia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 40 percent reside and Serbia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Santić9435/
Šantič949/
Santic89631/
Santič891/
Šintić83496/
Šuntić83231/
Šandić8330/
Zantić8315/
Žanetić77423/
Zanetić7736/
Zanatić7718/
Santiz6761,337/
Sandić671,820/
Šantek67964/
Sentić67524/
Šundić67451/
Santik67287/
Šantak67232/
Šindić67169/
Santig6763/
Sintić6760/
Šintič676/
Suntić674/
Sontić672/
Šondić671/
Zantic671/
Zantik671/
Zantič671/

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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 Šantić
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