Lejić Surname
Approximately 504 people bear this surname
Lejić Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 246 | 1:14,376 | 2,754 |
| Serbia | 242 | 1:29,525 | 3,175 |
| Slovenia | 10 | 1:248,768 | 16,532 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
The alternate forms: Lejic (13) & Lejič (1) are calculated separately.
Lejić Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lejić Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lejić (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻌﺠﻴﻚ) is most common in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may be found in the variant forms: Lejic or Lejič. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lejić? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 612,595th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,459,416 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Lejić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most widely held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 246 people, or 1 in 14,376. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Lejić is most numerous in: Republika Srpska, where 83 percent reside, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 17 percent reside and Brčko District, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 48 percent reside and Slovenia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lejic | 93 | 13 | / |
| Lejič | 93 | 1 | / |
| Leić | 89 | 6 | / |
| Lujić | 80 | 2,082 | / |
| Lajić | 80 | 861 | / |
| Lojić | 80 | 539 | / |
| Lijić | 80 | 278 | / |
| Lesić | 80 | 251 | / |
| Lezić | 80 | 124 | / |
| Lecić | 80 | 74 | / |
| Ležić | 80 | 7 | / |
| Lejit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Legieć | 73 | 503 | / |
| Ležaić | 73 | 462 | / |
| Lezaić | 73 | 27 | / |
| Lajsić | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lejaci | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lescić | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lechić | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leejid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lejith | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leid | 67 | 1,469 | / |
| Leit | 67 | 649 | / |
| Leiz | 67 | 289 | / |
| Luić | 67 | 153 | / |
| Laić | 67 | 68 | / |
| Lejd | 67 | 10 | / |
| Loić | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lejt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leic | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leejith | 67 | 1 | / |
Lejić Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lejić in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻌﺠﻴﻚ | ljyk | - |
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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 Lejić
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