Šikljan Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šikljan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šikljan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia841:50,3419,673
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Sikljan (13) are calculated separately.

Šikljan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šikljan is more frequently found in Croatia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Sikljan. Click here to see other possible spellings of Šikljan.

How Common Is The Last Name Šikljan? popularity and diffusion

Šikljan is the 2,034,059th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šikljan are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 50,341. In Croatia it is most frequent in: Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 46 percent live, Bjelovar-Bilogora County, where 18 percent live and Karlovac County, where 10 percent live. Aside from Croatia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent live.

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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 Šikljan
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