Šumić Surname

639,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 476 people bear this surname

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

Šumić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šumić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina2571:13,7602,637
Croatia1111:38,0967,684
Slovenia571:43,6437,685
Serbia361:198,47112,167
Montenegro141:45,6833,117
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Sumić (302), Šumič (2), Sumic (303), Sumič (2) & Sumiç (2) are calculated separately.

Šumić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šumić is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Sumić, Šumič, Sumic, Sumič or Sumiç. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šumić? popularity and diffusion

It is the 639,219th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,309,970 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šumić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 257 people, or 1 in 13,760. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is primarily concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 51 percent live and Republika Srpska, where 49 percent live. Excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 23 percent live and Slovenia, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sumić93302/
Šumič932/
Sumic87303/
Sumič872/
Sumiç872/
Šimić808,783/
Šemić80386/
Šomić80158/
Šamić8038/
Šumik801/
Žumić801/
Šumiga73507/
Šahmić7330/
Šumečki67144/
Šumecki6714/
Šumický677/
Šumická675/
Šumeiko671/
Šumeika671/

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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 Šumić
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