Bučaj Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bučaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bučaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina241:147,3509,891
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Buçaj (557), Bucaj (330) & Bućaj (3) are calculated separately.

Bučaj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bučaj is borne by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Buçaj, Bucaj or Bućaj. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bučaj? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bučaj is the 3,274,477th most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bučaj live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Bučaj is most frequent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 147,350. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Bučaj is mostly found in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Bosnia and Herzegovina it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 28 percent are found and Kosovo, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buçaj93557/
Bucaj93330/
Bućaj933/
Buščaj9113/
Buča8983/
Bučas80224/
Vučaj80146/
Buzaj80120/
Buxaj8019/
Bočaj8012/
Busaj8012/
Bučai804/
Bušaj801/
Bushaj731,588/
Buchaj73179/
Budzaj73125/
Buczaj7362/
Busaja7357/
Buzaji7333/
Busaji7318/
Bussaj7315/
Bucaji734/
Buxhaj732/
Busajo732/
Bouzaj731/
Bousaj731/
Busaje731/
Buzzaj731/
Beucaj731/
Busa6729,060/
Buza6710,934/
Buca679,538/
Buša67291/
Buxa67195/
Buça67124/
Buči6786/
Buţa6754/
Boushaj6727/
Buća6720/
Busaaja6713/
Bučaitė675/
Buče674/
Buchaja674/
Bushaje674/
Bhusaji674/
Bussaja674/
Bucj673/
Bushaji672/
Buşa672/
Buchaji671/
Bousaja671/
Buzj671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bučaj
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