Šaponja Surname
Approximately 433 people bear this surname
Šaponja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 210 | 1:20,136 | 4,159 |
| Serbia | 176 | 1:40,596 | 4,146 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 44 | 1:80,373 | 7,783 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
The alternate forms: Saponja (116) are calculated separately.
Šaponja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šaponja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Šaponja occurs in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Saponja. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šaponja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 685,266th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 16,830,360 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šaponja reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most widespread in Croatia, where it is borne by 210 people, or 1 in 20,136. In Croatia Šaponja is mostly found in: Zadar County, where 31 percent reside, Šibenik-Knin County, where 15 percent reside and Split-Dalmatia County, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Croatia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 41 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 10 percent reside.
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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 Šaponja
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