Jeknić Surname

634,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Montenegro
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Jeknić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeknić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Montenegro3161:2,024434
Serbia1501:47,6334,697
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Jeknic (12) & Jeknič (1) are calculated separately.

Jeknić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jeknić occurs most in Montenegro. It can also occur as: Jeknic or Jeknič. For other possible spellings of Jeknić click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeknić? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jeknić is the 634,180th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 15,150,823 people. The last name Jeknić occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jeknić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Montenegro, where it is borne by 316 people, or 1 in 2,024. In Montenegro it is primarily found in: Šavnik Municipality, where 33 percent live, Podgorica Capital City, where 22 percent live and Kolašin Municipality, where 18 percent live. Barring Montenegro this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 31 percent live and Croatia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeknic9412/
Jeknič941/
Seknić831/
Djiknić776/
Jeknich775/
Secnić674/
Ekhnich62157/
Džiknić6240/
Yeknich6210/
Dziknić621/

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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 Jeknić
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