Kečević Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Montenegro
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Kečević Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kečević Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Montenegro251:25,5832,408
Serbia101:714,49524,752
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876

The alternate forms: Kecević (2) & Kecevic (7) are calculated separately.

Kečević Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kečević occurs in Montenegro more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Kecević or Kecevic. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kečević? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kečević is the 2,843,861st most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname Kečević occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kečević are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Montenegro, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 25,583. In Montenegro Kečević is most common in: Pljevlja Municipality, where 100 percent reside. Barring Montenegro Kečević occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 21 percent reside and Slovenia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kecević952/
Kecevic907/
Kočević86199/
Kičević8614/
Kačević861/
Kočović71759/
Kezović7151/
Cačević7129/
Kišević716/
Cecević713/
Kisević712/
Kezevich6714/

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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 Kečević
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