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

The last name Gegović is most common in Montenegro. It may also appear as a variant: Gegovic or Gegoviç. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gegović? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,061,309th most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gegović live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Montenegro, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 11,027. In Montenegro it is most frequent in: Podgorica Capital City, where 72 percent live, Tuzi Municipality, where 24 percent live and Budva Municipality, where 2 percent live. Aside from Montenegro Gegović exists in 4 countries. It is also common 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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