Živić Surname

79,435th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Živić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Živić 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
Serbia4,8441:1,475205
Kosovo7571:2,460400
Croatia4231:9,9971,787
Slovenia571:43,6437,685
Bosnia and Herzegovina391:90,6778,203
Montenegro161:39,9732,910
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096

The alternate forms: Živič (160), Živic (120), Zivić (53) & Zivic (746) are calculated separately.

Živić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Živić occurs more in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Živič, Živic, Zivić or Zivic. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Živić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 79,435th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,186,703 people. The surname Živić occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Živić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Živić is most frequent in Serbia, where it is borne by 4,844 people, or 1 in 1,475. In Serbia it is most numerous in: Nišava District, where 19 percent reside, Belgrade, where 19 percent reside and Šumadija District, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Serbia it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Kosovo, where 12 percent reside and Croatia, where 7 percent reside.

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
Živič93160/
Živic93120/
Zivić9353/
Zivic87746/
Sivić80781/
Civić80430/
Žuvić80103/
Džuvić7364/
Djivić732/
Ziević731/

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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 Živić
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