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.

Živić Surname Distribution Map

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 last name Živić is carried by more people in Serbia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Živič, Živic, Zivić or Zivic. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Živić? popularity and diffusion

The last name Živić is the 79,435th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,186,703 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Živić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Serbia, where it is borne by 4,844 people, or 1 in 1,475. In Serbia Živić is mostly concentrated in: Nišava District, where 19 percent reside, Belgrade, where 19 percent reside and Šumadija District, where 10 percent reside. Not including Serbia this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Kosovo, where 12 percent reside and Croatia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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