Žižić Surname

290,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Žižić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žižić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia4851:14,7321,755
Croatia3911:10,8151,997
Montenegro3901:1,640339
Bosnia and Herzegovina241:147,3509,891
Slovenia231:108,16011,945
Kosovo41:465,46710,032
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754

The alternate forms: Žižič (1), Zizić (46), Zizic (271) & Zizič (2) are calculated separately.

Žižić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Žižić occurs in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Žižič, Zizić, Zizic or Zizič. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Žižić? popularity and diffusion

The surname Žižić is the 290,184th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,520,868 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žižić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Serbia, where it is carried by 485 people, or 1 in 14,732. In Serbia Žižić is most frequent in: Belgrade, where 50 percent are found, South Bačka District, where 14 percent are found and Jablanica District, where 12 percent are found. Besides Serbia it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 30 percent are found and Montenegro, where 30 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Žižič931/
Džižić912/
Zizić8746/
Džidžić83262/
Žigić802,704/
Žužić80833/
Zizic80271/
Žijić8049/
Zizič802/
Gižić801/
Džizić73212/
Gidžić7318/
Džudžić6744/

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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
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  • 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 Žižić
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