Jajčević Surname

839,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Jajčević Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jajčević Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2551:16,5833,338
Bosnia and Herzegovina451:78,5877,714
Serbia261:274,80614,599
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519

The alternate forms: Jajčevič (8), Jajcević (3) & Jajcevic (44) are calculated separately.

Jajčević Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jajčević is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Jajčevič, Jajcević or Jajcevic. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jajčević? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 839,220th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,218,128 people. The surname Jajčević occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jajčević reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is held by 255 people, or 1 in 16,583. In Croatia Jajčević is most numerous in: Karlovac County, where 27 percent are found, Sisak-Moslavina County, where 25 percent are found and City of Zagreb, where 13 percent are found. Beside Croatia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 14 percent are found and Serbia, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jajčevič968/
Jajcević963/
Jajičević941/
Jačević933/
Jajcevic9244/
Jajićević8213/
Jaćević8090/
Cačević8029/
Jašević8019/
Jacević8016/
Začević802/
Sačević802/
Dječević75202/
Zečević679,925/
Gečević67160/
Gičević67138/
Jacevič67130/
Cacević6713/
Jasevič6710/
Sacević673/
Sečević673/
Žečević672/
Sičević671/

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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 Jajčević
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