Žerić Surname

525,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 618 people bear this surname

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

Žerić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žerić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina5051:7,0031,425
Slovenia481:51,8278,472
Croatia361:117,46117,621
Serbia271:264,62814,268
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Zerić (5) & Zeric (241) are calculated separately.

Žerić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Žerić is held by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Zerić or Zeric. Click here for other potential spellings of Žerić.

How Common Is The Last Name Žerić? popularity and diffusion

It is the 525,029th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,792,145 people. The surname Žerić is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žerić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 505 people, or 1 in 7,003. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Žerić is mostly concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 73 percent live, Republika Srpska, where 27 percent live and Brčko District, where 0 percent live. Not including Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 8 percent live and Croatia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zerić935/
Žeraić911/
Zeric87241/
Džerzić831/
Cerić801,585/
Gerić80896/
Žarić80632/
Žorić80127/
Serić8023/
Djerić73113/
Džarić7393/
Đjerić731/
Żehrić731/
Sehrić731/
Džirić731/

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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 Žerić
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