Feketija Surname
Approximately 233 people bear this surname
Feketija Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'black', from the Hungarian fekete, feket-ija. This surname is most common in village Turanovac near the town of Virovitica in Croatia. Turanovac is within a mile to Hungarian border and was probably part of Hungary in the past.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 219 | 1:19,309 | 3,987 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
Feketija Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'black', from the Hungarian fekete, feket-ija. This surname is most common in village Turanovac near the town of Virovitica in Croatia. Turanovac is within a mile to Hungarian border and was probably part of Hungary in the past.
- igorfeketijaThe Feketija surname means 'black'. It originates from the Romanian Transilvania. This surname is most common in village Fanate (Fekete), where population is 60% Hungarian.
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Where Does The Last Name Feketija Come From? nationality or country of origin
Feketija occurs most in Croatia. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Feketija click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Feketija? popularity and diffusion
The surname Feketija is the 1,067,497th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Feketija are found; 95 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is held by 219 people, or 1 in 19,309. In Croatia it is most numerous in: Osijek-Baranja County, where 33 percent reside, City of Zagreb, where 22 percent reside and Virovitica-Podravina County, where 21 percent reside. Aside from Croatia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
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