Memčaj Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Memčaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Memčaj 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
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990

The alternate forms: Memçaj (147), Memcaj (7) & Memćaj (5) are calculated separately.

Memčaj Last Name Facts

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

Memčaj is found in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Memçaj, Memcaj or Memćaj. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Memčaj? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Memčaj live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Memčaj is most common in Croatia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 704,767. In Croatia it is most common in: Međimurje County, where 67 percent live, Istria County, where 17 percent live and Šibenik-Knin County, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Croatia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Kosovo, where 14 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/
Memćaj945/
Memqaj83159/
Memca733/
Memza732/
Memcha677,264/
Memtsa6787/
Memkej672/
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 Memčaj
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