Žigić Surname

161,121st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,704 people bear this surname

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

Žigić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žigić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1,3591:5,258657
Bosnia and Herzegovina8861:3,991808
Croatia4071:10,3901,901
Slovenia231:108,16011,945
North Macedonia91:233,49714,572
Kosovo81:232,7347,787
Montenegro81:79,9464,069
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Žigič (12), Zigić (7), Žigic (1) & Zigic (198) are calculated separately.

Žigić Last Name Facts

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

Žigić occurs in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Žigič, Zigić, Žigic or Zigic. Click here to see other possible spellings of Žigić.

How Common Is The Last Name Žigić? popularity and diffusion

The last name Žigić is the 161,121st most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,695,098 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Žigić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Serbia, where it is borne by 1,359 people, or 1 in 5,258. In Serbia it is most common in: Belgrade, where 35 percent are found, South Bačka District, where 17 percent are found and West Bačka District, where 12 percent are found. Not including Serbia this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 33 percent are found and Croatia, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Žigič9312/
Zigić937/
Žigic931/
Žigi893/
Zigic87198/
Žugić802,084/
Žižić801,320/
Gigić80791/
Žijić8049/
Žigia801/
Žigis801/
Džizić73212/
Džugić7319/
Džižić732/
Gigi677,416/
Zigi67446/
Džidžić67262/
Jigi67135/
Dzigieć671/

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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 Žigić
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