Šarac Surname

124,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,666 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Šarac Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šarac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,7371:2,036334
Serbia1,1191:6,385772
Croatia5021:8,4241,431
Montenegro2051:3,120645
Slovenia841:29,6156,042
Kosovo131:143,2216,426
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Sarac (2,688), Šarać (2), Saraç (36,562), Sarač (588), Sărac (119) & Sarać (77) are calculated separately.

Šarac Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šarac has its highest incidence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may appear as: Sarac, Šarać, Saraç, Sarač, Sărac or Sarać. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šarac? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 124,370th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,987,874 people. Šarac is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šarac live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 1,737 people, or 1 in 2,036. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Šarac is mostly found in: Republika Srpska, where 53 percent reside and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 47 percent reside. Outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 31 percent reside and Croatia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sarac932,688/
Šarać932/
Saraç8736,562/
Sarač87588/
Sărac87119/
Sarać8777/
Šaraj8046/
Šarak8022/
Šaras8010/
Sarach73707/
Zarach73591/
Saraci73246/
Šargač73219/
Šaroch73202/
Šatrak73100/
Sharac7348/
Sarack7311/
Šargać737/
Sayrac736/
Sarrac733/
Saracz732/
Šaraks732/
Saurac732/
Sarauc731/
Sarahc731/
Zaracz731/
Sarache67944/
Charach67312/
Sarrach67300/
Saracık6793/
Saraçci6759/
Sharack6740/
Szarach6735/
Sarrack6734/
Sayrach6726/
Charrac6720/
Sayraci6715/
Sarzacq6715/
Sairach6712/
Zarrach6712/
Sarasch6711/
Sarhach6710/
Saurack678/
Sarasci677/
Charaic674/
Sharach673/
Sarracc671/
Sarathc671/
Sargach671/
Zaraich671/
Sharaci671/
Chairac671/
Charact670/

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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 Šarac
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