Cesnjaj Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Cesnjaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cesnjaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Češnjaj (173) are calculated separately.

Cesnjaj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cesnjaj occurs more in Austria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Češnjaj. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cesnjaj? popularity and diffusion

Cesnjaj is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Cesnjaj live; 50 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 50 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Cesnjaj is most prevalent in Austria, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 8,515,435. In Austria it is most common in: Lower Austria, where 100 percent are found. Besides Austria Cesnjaj occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 25 percent are found and Slovenia, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cenjaj921/
Češnjaj90173/
Cenja8346/
Chesinja802/
Senjaj77173/
Chenja77172/
Cenjau771/
Cenjay771/
Cengija7168/
Sinjaji7144/
Cendjas716/
Sinjaje714/
Chenjai713/
Sendjaj712/
Senjaji711/
Senja672,046/
Sendjaja671,091/
Sinja67920/
Cenca67165/
Çenja6796/
Cinja6749/
Cenza6742/
Chenjaya6742/
Chesenza6719/
Synja6710/
Chengeja679/
Cenje675/
Cenji674/
Xenja673/
Censa672/

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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 Cesnjaj
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