Žunič Surname

654,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Žunič Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žunič Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia4191:5,9371,247
Bosnia and Herzegovina361:98,2338,468
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Žunić (4,147), Žunic (34), Zunic (838), Zunić (98) & Zuníc (1) are calculated separately.

Žunič Last Name Facts

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

Žunič is found most frequently in Slovenia. It can also be found as a variant: Žunić, Žunic, Zunic, Zunić or Zuníc. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Žunič? popularity and diffusion

It is the 654,010th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 15,808,126 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žunič are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is held by 419 people, or 1 in 5,937. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Southeast Slovenia, where 42 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 31 percent reside and Mura, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Slovenia Žunič exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 8 percent reside and Czechia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Žunić934,147/
Žunic9334/
Zunic87838/
Zunić8798/
Žinič8019/
Zuníc801/
Žuničová777/
Džunić731,351/
Žuanić7344/
Ženč679/
Žunk673/

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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 Žunič
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