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 surname Šarac is more frequently found in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Sarac, Šarać, Saraç, Sarač, Sărac or Sarać. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šarac? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 124,370th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,987,874 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šarac are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Šarac is most commonly occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 1,737 people, or 1 in 2,036. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is primarily concentrated in: Republika Srpska, where 53 percent reside and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 47 percent reside. Excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs 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
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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 Šarac
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