Memćaj Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Memćaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Memćaj Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Kosovo21:930,93412,188

The alternate forms: Memçaj (147), Memcaj (7) & Memčaj (7) are calculated separately.

Memćaj Last Name Facts

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

Memćaj is held by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Memçaj, Memcaj or Memčaj. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Memćaj? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Memćaj are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 60 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,409,535. In Croatia it is primarily found in: City of Zagreb, where 33 percent live, Međimurje County, where 33 percent live and Split-Dalmatia County, where 33 percent live. Excluding Croatia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Kosovo, where 40 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Memçaj94147/
Memcaj947/
Memčaj947/
Memqaj83159/
Memca733/
Memza732/
Memcha677,264/
Memtsa6787/
Memkej672/
Maemza671/
Memcia671/
Mamgaj671/
Mamçaj671/
Mamagaj621/
Mamgj551/
Mamkej5023/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Memćaj
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