Kajević Surname
Approximately 1,268 people bear this surname
Kajević Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 410 | 1:17,427 | 2,035 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 359 | 1:9,851 | 1,983 |
| Montenegro | 273 | 1:2,343 | 505 |
| North Macedonia | 186 | 1:11,298 | 1,791 |
| Slovenia | 23 | 1:108,160 | 11,945 |
| Croatia | 13 | 1:325,277 | 30,776 |
| Kosovo | 4 | 1:465,467 | 10,032 |
The alternate forms: Kajevic (136), Kajeviç (1) & Kajevič (1) are calculated separately.
Kajević Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kajević Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kajević occurs in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Kajevic, Kajeviç or Kajevič. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kajević? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 299,919th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,747,276 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kajević live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Serbia, where it is held by 410 people, or 1 in 17,427. In Serbia Kajević is primarily concentrated in: Zlatibor District, where 89 percent are found, Belgrade, where 5 percent are found and Raška District, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Serbia it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 28 percent are found and Montenegro, where 22 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kajevic | 95 | 136 | / |
| Kajeviç | 95 | 1 | / |
| Kajevič | 95 | 1 | / |
| Kaević | 92 | 75 | / |
| Kujević | 86 | 184 | / |
| Kojević | 86 | 95 | / |
| Kajović | 86 | 14 | / |
| Cajević | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kajavić | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kajebić | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kajvic | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kadjevich | 75 | 7 | / |
| Kojović | 71 | 998 | / |
| Kujović | 71 | 922 | / |
| Kijevič | 71 | 93 | / |
| Kujavić | 71 | 65 | / |
| Kaevich | 71 | 35 | / |
| Kujevic | 71 | 25 | / |
| Cajevic | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kocević | 71 | 13 | / |
| Cacević | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kosević | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kajovic | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kejevic | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasevič | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kojevic | 71 | 1 | / |
| Causević | 67 | 43 | / |
| Kajewicz | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kasevits | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kacevitz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kojeveci | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kazevich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khaevich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kajoveci | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karzevic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koscević | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kayevich | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kajević
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