Gajević Surname

507,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Gajević Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gajević Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia3941:18,1342,102
Montenegro1551:4,126819
Bosnia and Herzegovina881:40,1865,579
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

Gajević Last Name Facts

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

Gajević occurs more in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gajević click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gajević? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 507,898th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,298,521 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gajević are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most numerous in Serbia, where it is borne by 394 people, or 1 in 18,134. In Serbia it is most frequent in: Belgrade, where 36 percent are found, Zlatibor District, where 24 percent are found and Kolubara District, where 15 percent are found. Beside Serbia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Montenegro, where 24 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gajcević932/
Gajović861,235/
Gojević86518/
Gažević8639/
Gacević8613/
Gasević865/
Gazević862/
Đajević861/
Gojsević802/
Gajevicz801/
Ujević77362/
Goević771/
Gojović71143/
Gojevic71129/
Gajovic7141/
Gaevich7136/
Hujević7136/
Gojavić7133/
Gaevitz7114/
Gaevicz7112/
Gocević7112/
Gazevic715/
Gasevič711/
Gaievic711/
Gajewicz67673/
Gaievicz6765/
Gayevich6716/
Gajovich6715/
Gaievitz673/
Gazevich673/
Gayevicz671/
Ajvic671/
Aveić671/
Godžević671/
Gazevitz671/

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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 Gajević
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