Kecojević Surname

642,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Kecojević Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Kecojević Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia2151:33,2323,511
Montenegro1391:4,601886
Bosnia and Herzegovina691:51,2526,350
Croatia271:156,61520,822
Slovenia121:207,30615,422
North Macedonia81:262,68415,306
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990

The alternate forms: Kecojevic (45) are calculated separately.

Kecojević Last Name Facts

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

Kecojević is borne by more people in Serbia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Kecojevic. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kecojević? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 642,991st most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 15,439,716 people. Kecojević occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kecojević reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Serbia, where it is held by 215 people, or 1 in 33,232. In Serbia it is primarily found in: South Bačka District, where 31 percent reside, Belgrade, where 30 percent reside and Nišava District, where 10 percent reside. Beside Serbia it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Montenegro, where 29 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kecojevic9645/
Kecoević947/
Kecojeveć891/
Cikojević78259/
Čukojević7868/
Čokojević7829/
Kikojević7819/
Cocojević7812/
Cukojević785/
Kicosević781/
Cukojevic679/
Kekeevich561/
Đokić Jović504/
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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 Kecojević
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