Bećaj Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Montenegro
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Bećaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bećaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Montenegro311:20,6312,201
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: Bečaj (233), Becaj (91) & Beçaj (89) are calculated separately.

Bećaj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bećaj is found most frequently in Montenegro. It may be rendered as: Bečaj, Becaj or Beçaj. For other potential spellings of Bećaj click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bećaj? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bećaj is the 3,373,373rd most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bećaj are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Montenegro, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 20,631. In Montenegro Bećaj is primarily found in: Tuzi Municipality, where 94 percent are found, Podgorica Capital City, where 3 percent are found and Ulcinj Municipality, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Montenegro it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kosovo, where 6 percent are found and Slovenia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bečaj93233/
Becaj9391/
Beçaj9389/
Beća8919/
Beacj802/
Beshaj73329/
Bechaj7312/
Besaji734/
Bećoja733/
Becsaj731/
Besaje731/
Besa6736,182/
Beza6731,683/
Beca672,551/
Beça67874/
Bexa67218/
Beţa6744/
Beşa6732/
Bića6719/
Beča676/
Bhesaji676/
Becj673/
Bieszaj672/
Bechadj672/
Besajas671/
Beći671/
Bexj671/
Bhesaje671/

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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 Bećaj
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