Jedvaj Surname

586,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Jedvaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jedvaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia5021:8,4241,431
Slovenia141:177,69114,620
France81:8,302,840321,660
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

Jedvaj Last Name Facts

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

Jedvaj is found most in Croatia. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jedvaj? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jedvaj is the 586,691st most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 13,672,694 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Jedvaj reside; 97 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Croatia, where it is held by 502 people, or 1 in 8,424. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: Zagreb County, where 36 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 17 percent live and Krapina-Zagorje County, where 10 percent live. Not including Croatia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 3 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jedva912/
Jedhva832/
Jedvej831/
Edva8032/
Edvj801/
Jedvaić777/
Jedua7360/
Hedva7315/
Zedva739/
Gedva737/
Jedwa732/
Yedva731/
Sedva731/
Cedva731/
Hedvat67140/
Jedveh6736/
Edvach6723/
Gedvat674/
Jedwad671/
Jedhwa671/

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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 Jedvaj
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