Klajić Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Klajić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klajić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1431:29,5716,089
Serbia1221:58,5655,490
Bosnia and Herzegovina241:147,3509,891
Kosovo61:310,3128,714
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Klajic (83) are calculated separately.

Klajić Last Name Facts

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

Klajić occurs most in Croatia. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Klajic. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Klajić? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 899,940th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 24,537,192 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Klajić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 29,571. In Croatia Klajić is mostly found in: Osijek-Baranja County, where 34 percent are found, Vukovar-Srijem County, where 29 percent are found and Split-Dalmatia County, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Croatia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 41 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klajic9483/
Klaić91944/
Klajit8314/
Klacić832/
Kliajic771/
Klaic73314/
Klait7392/
Klajd733/
Klaid733/
Kleić731/
Kluić731/
Klajč731/
Klajitch711/
Klaich67236/
Khlaid67160/
Klaics6757/
Klajst6730/
Klasič6726/
Klaits6721/
Klaith6720/
Klaitz6717/
Klyaic6715/
Klaiet675/
Klaist675/
Klajch672/
Klayci671/
Klaait671/
Klajac671/
Klojit671/
Klaici671/
Klajad671/
Klaite671/
Klujid671/

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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 Klajić
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