Mećava Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mećava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mećava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina801:44,2055,880
Croatia471:89,97014,942
Serbia191:376,05017,192
Slovenia141:177,69114,620
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
England11:55,718,059489,080
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Mecava (67) & Mečava (3) are calculated separately.

Mećava Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mećava is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Mecava or Mečava. For other possible spellings of Mećava click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mećava? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,348,199th most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Mećava live; 98 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 44,205. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Mećava is most frequent in: Republika Srpska, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Bosnia and Herzegovina Mećava exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 28 percent are found and Serbia, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mecava9467/
Mečava943/
Mesava8312/
Miezava778/
Mesavat775/
Mezaeva772/
Meshava771/
Metsaeva7135/
Metsavas7122/
Mezhaeva7116/
Meshavat713/
Meesavat712/
Meesavas711/
Meesavad711/
Medzaeva711/
Mazova67963/
Mesawa67811/
Mizeva67604/
Mazava67137/
Mezeva6789/
Myzeva6789/
Mezova6786/
Mazeva6785/
Mečeva6768/
Metsavaht6731/
Mečova6728/
Mesaba6721/
Mesova6714/
Misava6714/
Mičeva6710/
Mićeva678/
Mačeva676/
Mecova675/
Mizava673/
Mecavo671/
Mexova671/
Mezaba671/
Mezawa671/
Metsavath671/
Mozeva670/

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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 Mećava
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