Kojić Surname

41,230th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Kojić Surname User-submission:

The Kojić surname is patronymic from the nickname Koja, which is from the names Kojadin, Kostadin, Kostandin, Konstantin, Kosta.

Kojić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia8,1281:879129
Bosnia and Herzegovina3,0231:1,170182
Croatia6031:7,0131,075
Slovenia3371:7,3821,662
Kosovo3061:6,0851,033
Montenegro2721:2,351506
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Kojic (1,041), Kojič (11) & Kojiç (2) are calculated separately.

Kojić (10) may also be a first name.

Kojić Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kojić surname is patronymic from the nickname Koja, which is from the names Kojadin, Kostadin, Kostandin, Konstantin, Kosta.

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Kojić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kojić occurs more in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Kojic, Kojič or Kojiç. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kojić? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kojić is the 41,230th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 574,728 people. The surname Kojić occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kojić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Kojić is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Kojić is most frequently occurring in Serbia, where it is borne by 8,128 people, or 1 in 879. In Serbia Kojić is primarily found in: Mačva District, where 25 percent are found, Belgrade, where 19 percent are found and South Bačka District, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Serbia this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 24 percent are found and Croatia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kojic931,041/
Kojič9311/
Kojiç932/
Ckojić911/
Koić89177/
Kajić801,661/
Cojić80508/
Kejić8089/
Kujić8022/
Kojiz801/
Kojićová776/
Kojich7319/
Kojics738/
Kojiec731/
Kieć67557/
Kaić67369/
Koiz67369/
Kojc67283/
Kuić67116/
Koic6713/
Keić672/
Coić671/
Kujć671/
Kajć671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kojić
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