Kecević Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kecević Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kecević Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

The alternate forms: Kečević (47) & Kecevic (7) are calculated separately.

Kecević Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kecević is borne by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Kečević or Kecevic. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kecević? popularity and diffusion

Kecević is the 11,742,229th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Kecević occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kecević reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 3,536,402. Excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Croatia, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kečević9547/
Kecevic957/
Kocević8613/
Cecević863/
Kežević862/
Koscević801/
Košcević801/
Kechevicz758/
Košević71149/
Kičević7114/
Cacević7113/
Kišević716/
Kosević714/
Kicevic714/
Kisević712/
Kašević711/
Cicević711/
Kezevich6714/
Kacevitz677/
Kocevicz673/
Kňeževič671/

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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 Kecević
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