Jević Surname

639,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Jević Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jević Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia4371:16,3501,913
Bosnia and Herzegovina251:141,4569,707
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
England11:55,718,059489,080
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Jevic (130) & Jevič (77) are calculated separately.

Jević Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jević occurs in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Jevic or Jevič. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jević? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 639,219th most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 15,309,970 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jević are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Serbia, where it is borne by 437 people, or 1 in 16,350. In Serbia Jević is most frequent in: Belgrade, where 51 percent reside, South Bačka District, where 36 percent reside and Šumadija District, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Serbia this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 5 percent reside and Slovenia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jevic93130/
Jevič9377/
Jevđić91540/
Djević9133/
Jetvić911/
Ević89537/
Sević80344/
Evđić8078/
Cević804/
Jebić801/
Zeević7325/
Jevitz7315/
Djivić732/
Jevitc732/
Jevics731/
Ziević731/
Zeavić731/
Jevoich6710/
Jevitts675/

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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 Jević
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