Kučej Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Kučej Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kučej Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia451:93,96915,353
Slovenia151:165,84514,188

The alternate forms: Kucej (440) are calculated separately.

Kučej Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kučej occurs in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Kucej. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kučej? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,483,783rd most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name Kučej occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kučej reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Croatia, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 93,969. In Croatia Kučej is primarily concentrated in: Varaždin County, where 49 percent live, Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 31 percent live and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 13 percent live. Barring Croatia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Slovenia, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kucej93440/
Kučeja9119/
Kučer8075/
Kušej8070/
Kusej8056/
Kučaj8026/
Kučes8018/
Kušče806/
Kuzej802/
Kučec801/
Kučejová7717/
Kuciej73381/
Kuščer7349/
Kuzeja7344/
Kuszej7342/
Kusiej7328/
Kuseja7313/
Kudzej7311/
Kuseje738/
Kučija738/
Kuczej738/
Kausej731/
Kuseji731/
Kuceja731/
Kuze6710,535/
Kuse675,303/
Kuča67799/
Kuči67266/
Kuce6740/
Kuschej6729/
Kuzseja6711/
Kuzj678/
Kučí677/
Kuße676/
Kuxe674/
Kucj673/
Kucheje673/
Kuće671/
Kuczeja671/

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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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  • 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 Kučej
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