Jekić Surname

153,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Jekić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jekić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1,8001:3,969505
Bosnia and Herzegovina8511:4,156839
Croatia1781:23,7564,955
Slovenia241:103,65311,747
Montenegro61:106,5944,599
Kosovo41:465,46710,032
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Jekic (196) & Jekič (1) are calculated separately.

Jekić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jekić is found most in Serbia. It may also occur as a variant: Jekic or Jekič. Click here for further possible spellings of Jekić.

How Common Is The Last Name Jekić? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jekić is the 153,449th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,543,646 people. The last name Jekić is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jekić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Serbia, where it is held by 1,800 people, or 1 in 3,969. In Serbia Jekić is most prevalent in: Belgrade, where 25 percent reside, Srem District, where 20 percent reside and Mačva District, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Serbia Jekić is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 30 percent reside and Croatia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jekic93196/
Jekič931/
Djekić91494/
Đjekić912/
Ekić89301/
Zekić804,840/
Cekić804,096/
Sekić80359/
Hekić80213/
Jecić8088/
Žekić8085/
Gekić8025/
Jikić801/
Jojkić73315/
Sojkić73272/
Džekić73194/
Cojkić73124/
Scekić7395/
Jekich7339/
Zajkić7323/
Sejkić7320/
Zojkić7319/
Djikić7318/
Žujkić7317/
Cajkić7314/
Jejcić734/
Sajkić733/
Djekič733/
Zejkić732/
Hajkić731/
Sekuić731/
Sujkić731/
Jeckic731/
Džajkić6781/
Rzekieć6739/
Djekich6731/
D'Jekic674/

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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 Jekić
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