Šikanjić Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

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

Šikanjić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šikanjić Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina2391:14,7972,809
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645

The alternate forms: Sikanjić (8) & Sikanjic (5) are calculated separately.

Šikanjić Last Name Facts

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

Šikanjić is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Sikanjić or Sikanjic. Click here for further potential spellings of Šikanjić.

How Common Is The Last Name Šikanjić? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 998,609th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. Šikanjić occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šikanjić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 14,797. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Šikanjić is most frequent in: Republika Srpska, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina Šikanjić occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 4 percent reside and Slovenia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sikanjić968/
Sikanjic925/
Šikanja80131/
Sikanji802/
Cikkanji751/
Shikanji751/
Cikkaniji711/
Šikonja6783/
Sikanja6739/
Sikanie6711/
Sikanje674/
Chikkaniji671/
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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 Šikanjić
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