Žmegač Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Žmegač Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žmegač Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2161:19,5774,045
Bosnia and Herzegovina251:141,4569,707
Slovenia31:829,22525,091

The alternate forms: Žmegać (7) & Zmegac (22) are calculated separately.

Žmegač Last Name Facts

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

The last name Žmegač is more commonly found in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Žmegać or Zmegac. For other potential spellings of Žmegač click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Žmegač? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,032,007th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žmegač reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Croatia, where it is borne by 216 people, or 1 in 19,577. In Croatia it is most common in: Varaždin County, where 62 percent live, Zagreb County, where 13 percent live and Bjelovar-Bilogora County, where 8 percent live. Outside of Croatia Žmegač is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 10 percent live and Slovenia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Žmegać947/
Zmegac8922/
Çmega7390/
Smega7325/
Cmega736/
Shmega673/
Smeaga672/
Smegha671/
Smeega671/
Schmega620/
Schmiega5713/
Smiga55448/
Smego55144/
Šmiga55112/
Śmiga5511/
Smyga551/
Shmyga50467/
Smigaj50168/
Szmiga50165/
Szmyga5066/
Shmiga5043/
Chmyga5035/
Smigas5032/
Smigay5028/
Śmigaj502/
Chmiga502/
Śmigas502/
Smigat501/
Smaiga501/
Shmego501/

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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 Žmegač
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