Šarčević Surname
Approximately 3,700 people bear this surname
Šarčević Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,599 | 1:2,212 | 375 |
| Serbia | 1,014 | 1:7,046 | 849 |
| Croatia | 856 | 1:4,940 | 624 |
| Slovenia | 121 | 1:20,559 | 4,606 |
| Montenegro | 106 | 1:6,034 | 1,098 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
The alternate forms: Sarčević (12), Šarćević (5), Šarčevič (3), Sarcević (21) & Sarcevic (444) are calculated separately.
Šarčević Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šarčević Come From? nationality or country of origin
Šarčević is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Sarčević, Šarćević, Šarčevič, Sarcević or Sarcevic. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Šarčević? popularity and diffusion
Šarčević is the 123,412th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,969,607 people. Šarčević is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šarčević reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
It is most widely held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 1,599 people, or 1 in 2,212. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Šarčević is primarily found in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 53 percent reside, Republika Srpska, where 41 percent reside and Brčko District, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Bosnia and Herzegovina it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 27 percent reside and Croatia, where 23 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarčević | 96 | 12 | / |
| Šarćević | 96 | 5 | / |
| Šarčevič | 96 | 3 | / |
| Sarcević | 92 | 21 | / |
| Sarcevic | 88 | 444 | / |
| Sarcevics | 59 | 12 | / |
| Sarcevicz | 59 | 6 | / |
| Sarcevičs | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sartsevich | 56 | 1 | / |
| Sharchevich | 53 | 3 | / |
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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 Šarčević
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