Ljekaj Surname

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

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Ljekaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ljekaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia331:128,14018,569
Kosovo61:310,3128,714
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Ljekaj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ljekaj is found most frequently in Croatia. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ljekaj click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ljekaj? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ljekaj is the 2,843,861st most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname Ljekaj is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Ljekaj live; 87 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 74 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Ljekaj is most numerous in Croatia, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 128,140. In Croatia Ljekaj is mostly concentrated in: City of Zagreb, where 27 percent are found, Bjelovar-Bilogora County, where 12 percent are found and Istria County, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Croatia it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Kosovo, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ljeka9140/
Ljecaj837/
Ljikaj834/
Lieskaj774/
Lieka73305/
Ljika7363/
Lyeka739/
Ljeqj731/
Leseka67820/
Lesika67258/
Liheka67137/
Lehika6741/
Ljajka6720/
Liekka677/
Leikah672/
Ljajqi672/
Leheka672/
Liekap671/
Lyeska671/
Lyegka671/
Lijika671/

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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 Ljekaj
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