Gegović Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Montenegro
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Gegović Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gegović Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Montenegro581:11,0271,589
Serbia191:376,05017,192
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990

The alternate forms: Gegovic (69) & Gegoviç (2) are calculated separately.

Gegović Last Name Facts

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

Gegović has its highest incidence in Montenegro. It may also occur in the variant forms: Gegovic or Gegoviç. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gegović? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,061,309th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gegović are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Montenegro, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 11,027. In Montenegro Gegović is primarily concentrated in: Podgorica Capital City, where 72 percent live, Tuzi Municipality, where 24 percent live and Budva Municipality, where 2 percent live. Other than Montenegro this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 23 percent live and Croatia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gegovic9569/
Gegoviç952/
Gigović86678/
Gagović86500/
Gogović8622/
Segović869/
Hengović805/
Ehegović804/
Gegovich802/
Igović772/
Žigović7186/
Cigović7119/
Sigović7118/
Egovich713/
Segoviz711/
Đigović711/
Segovits6713/
Gigovich675/
Gagovits672/
Gogovits671/

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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 Gegović
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