Žarkić Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

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

Žarkić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žarkić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1521:23,2663,920
Serbia441:162,38510,827
Croatia211:201,36224,020

The alternate forms: Zarkić (51) & Zarkic (10) are calculated separately.

Žarkić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Žarkić is borne by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Zarkić or Zarkic. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Žarkić? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,118,459th most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. The last name Žarkić is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žarkić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 152 people, or 1 in 23,266. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Žarkić is mostly found in: Republika Srpska, where 88 percent live and Brčko District, where 12 percent live. Outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 20 percent live and Croatia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zarkić9451/
Zarkic8910/
Sarkić83172/
Jarkić8318/
Carkić833/
Zorkić67501/
Sarkiz6723/
Sarkič671/
Sarkits6230/
Sarkhiz6217/
Zarkhiz6213/
Zarkich621/
Djorkić621/
Zarkhaiz578/
Saharkiz571/
Saharkhiz532,540/
Serkiz50199/
Zorkic5031/
Sarkez5027/
Zorcić509/
Saharkhizz501/
Saharkhizh501/
Saharkheiz501/

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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 Žarkić
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