Španjević Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Montenegro
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Španjević Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Španjević 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
Montenegro1261:5,076958
Serbia301:238,16513,506
Croatia181:234,92226,068
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

The alternate forms: Spanjević (3) & Spanjevic (26) are calculated separately.

Španjević Last Name Facts

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

The last name Španjević is most common in Montenegro. It may occur as: Spanjević or Spanjevic. Click here to see other possible spellings of Španjević.

How Common Is The Last Name Španjević? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,290,735th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Španjević reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Španjević is most frequently held in Montenegro, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 5,076. In Montenegro it is most prevalent in: Bijelo Polje Municipality, where 65 percent live, Mojkovac Municipality, where 13 percent live and Podgorica Capital City, where 13 percent live. Barring Montenegro this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 17 percent live and Croatia, where 10 percent live.

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
Spanjević963/
Spanjevic9326/
Spanojevic741/
Županjevac6327/
Zupanjevac637/
Sponievic561/

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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 Španjević
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