Šišević Surname

796,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Montenegro
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Šišević Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Šišević 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
Montenegro3211:1,992428
Croatia291:145,81420,021
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Sisević (4) & Sisevic (6) are calculated separately.

Šišević Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šišević is found most frequently in Montenegro. It may occur as a variant: Sisević or Sisevic. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šišević? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šišević is the 796,486th most widely held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 20,644,606 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šišević live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Šišević is most frequently held in Montenegro, where it is held by 321 people, or 1 in 1,992. In Montenegro Šišević is mostly concentrated in: Podgorica Capital City, where 96 percent are found, Budva Municipality, where 2 percent are found and Danilovgrad Municipality, where 1 percent are found. Not including Montenegro this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 8 percent are found and Serbia, where 1 percent are found.

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
Sisević904/
Šišović86339/
Šešević8695/
Šićević869/
Sisevic866/
Sićević7131/
Šišovič7131/
Sicević7111/
Šisović712/
Cicević711/
Šešović711/
Šečević711/
Šećević711/
Sičević711/
Šichevič672/
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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 Šišević
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