Ekić Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

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

Ekić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina2201:16,0753,000
Slovenia481:51,8278,472
Croatia321:132,14418,905
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Ekic (133) & Ekiç (9) are calculated separately.

Ekić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekić is found most in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can also occur as: Ekic or Ekiç. Click here for further possible spellings of Ekić.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekić? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 891,661st most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ekić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 220 people, or 1 in 16,075. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most common in: Republika Srpska, where 70 percent reside and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 30 percent reside. Outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 16 percent reside and Croatia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekic92133/
Ekiç929/
Đekić894,728/
Jekić892,865/
Eskić89675/
Ðekić89221/
Hekić89213/
Gekić8925/
Eškić8921/
Đjekić802/
Heukić801/
Ekiz7520,620/
Okić752,492/
Ikić752,044/
Akić7510/
Đikić671,574/
Ajkić67302/
Gecić67277/
Iskić67261/
Hakić67205/
Jekic67196/
Đakić67177/
Gikić67168/
Ujkić67129/
Hokić67113/
Jecić6788/
Ojkić6784/
Hekic6754/
Hekič6733/
Ðikić677/
Ekich676/
Đekic672/
Jekič671/
Jikić671/
Đekićová671/
Ekeci671/

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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 Ekić
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