Gojević Surname

600,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Gojević Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gojević Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia4561:9,2731,618
Serbia561:127,5889,391
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Slovenia31:829,22525,091

The alternate forms: Gojevic (129) are calculated separately.

Gojević Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gojević is most common in Croatia. It can also occur as: Gojevic. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gojević? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 600,164th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,068,621 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gojević are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is carried by 456 people, or 1 in 9,273. In Croatia Gojević is most prevalent in: Osijek-Baranja County, where 19 percent live, Split-Dalmatia County, where 17 percent live and Virovitica-Podravina County, where 15 percent live. Besides Croatia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 11 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gojevic95129/
Gojsević932/
Goević921/
Gajević86645/
Gojović86143/
Gojavić8633/
Gocević8612/
Godžević801/
Ujević77362/
Gojvic771/
Gajović711,235/
Gouevic7143/
Gažević7139/
Hujević7136/
Gacević7113/
Ojevich7110/
Gasević715/
Gazević712/
Đajević711/
Gojavic711/
Gozevich679/
Gogevich675/
Gojewicz675/
Gosevitz673/
Gajevicz671/
Gozevics671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gojević
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