Šinik Surname

413,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 843 people bear this surname

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

Šinik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šinik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina6751:5,2391,075
Serbia1001:71,4496,362
Croatia431:98,34015,803
Slovenia211:118,46112,441
Montenegro41:159,8915,521

The alternate forms: Şinik (2,539) & Sinik (342) are calculated separately.

Šinik Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šinik is borne by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Şinik or Sinik. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šinik? popularity and diffusion

The last name Šinik is the 413,383rd most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,644,776 people. The surname Šinik occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šinik are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 675 people, or 1 in 5,239. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Šinik is mostly concentrated in: Republika Srpska, where 91 percent live and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 9 percent live. Outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 12 percent live and Croatia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şinik932,539/
Sinik93342/
Šitnik912/
Çinik801,313/
Cinik8090/
Sitnik736,038/
Sainik73833/
Sinick73113/
Šimnic73107/
Sinikh7381/
Shinik7360/
Siniok7335/
Sinike7323/
Sinisk737/
Citnik737/
Singik737/
Cisnik736/
Soinik735/
Sinaik735/
Cignik732/
Sienik732/
Siniek732/
Seinik731/
Zinuik731/
Sinhik731/
Sieniek67399/
Sitnick67180/
Sietnik67117/
Sitniks6749/
Shinick6732/
Shinike6730/
Shinnik6727/
Schinik6718/
Sainick6710/
Sittnik6710/
Shitnik679/
Scitnik679/
Zsitnik678/
Chisnik677/
Sheinik675/
Sinicke675/
Soinike675/
Sainnik675/
Šinkova674/
Shainik672/
Sinaike672/
Sinichk672/
Sienick672/
Siniske672/
Sainuik672/
Shuinik671/
Shinoik671/
Szainik671/
Chineik671/
Zeinick671/
Zaineik671/
Sainaik671/
Sainiek671/
Sainiks671/
Chignik671/
Cignick671/
Zsihnik671/
Sinicks670/

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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 Šinik
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