Jahić is a Bosnian patronymic surname[1][2] formed by adding the Slavic diminutive suffix -ić to the Bosnian rendition Jahja of the common male Muslim name Yahya,[3] the Arabic version of the name John (thus roughly corresponding to the English surnames Johnson, Jones etc.). Notable people with the surname include:

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  1. ^ "Jahić Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved November 21, 2016. Approximately 9,266 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Bosnia and Herzegovina. Highest density in: Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  2. ^ "Familie Jahic". lastnames.myheritage.de. Retrieved November 21, 2016. Es gibt 1.006 Personen mit dem Nachnamen Jahic auf MyHeritage.
  3. ^ "Porijeklo prezimena i rodova – Stranica: 71/86 (The origin of surnames and families – Page: 71/86)". hercegbosna.org. Retrieved November 21, 2016. Od imena Jahja koje je arapska verzija imena Ivan. (From the name Yahya which is the Arabic version of the name John.)