Šapić Surname

640,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Šapić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šapić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia3091:23,1232,602
Croatia941:44,9858,846
Kosovo671:27,7892,869
Montenegro51:127,9134,949

The alternate forms: Sapić (8), Šapič (1) & Sapic (142) are calculated separately.

Šapić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šapić is most common in Serbia. It can also appear as a variant: Sapić, Šapič or Sapic. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šapić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 640,141st most common last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 15,342,202 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šapić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Serbia, where it is held by 309 people, or 1 in 23,123. In Serbia Šapić is primarily concentrated in: Šumadija District, where 32 percent live, Belgrade, where 17 percent live and Nišava District, where 13 percent live. Apart from Serbia it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 20 percent live and Kosovo, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sapić938/
Šapič931/
Šaipić911/
Špić895/
Sapic87142/
Šabić806,917/
Šepić80940/
Šupić80814/
Šipić80766/
Šopić80149/
Špaić802/
Špeić802/
Šajbić7350/
Šćepić7314/
Ščepić737/
Šabića734/
Šipeić731/
Šabaić731/
Shapić731/
Šaipic731/
Špik67176/
Špic6797/
Spić675/

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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 Šapić
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