Pejić Surname
Approximately 13,788 people bear this surname
Pejić Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6,022 | 1:587 | 53 |
| Serbia | 4,944 | 1:1,445 | 201 |
| Croatia | 2,133 | 1:1,982 | 123 |
| Slovenia | 598 | 1:4,160 | 771 |
| Montenegro | 58 | 1:11,027 | 1,589 |
| North Macedonia | 16 | 1:131,342 | 10,370 |
| Kosovo | 15 | 1:124,125 | 6,042 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Pejic (1,708) & Pejič (60) are calculated separately.
Pejić Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pejić Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pejić occurs more in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Pejic or Pejič. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pejić? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 38,182nd most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 528,543 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pejić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Pejić is most frequently used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 6,022 people, or 1 in 587. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Pejić is primarily concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 61 percent live, Republika Srpska, where 36 percent live and Brčko District, where 4 percent live. Aside from Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 36 percent live and Croatia, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pejic | 93 | 1,708 | / |
| Pejič | 93 | 60 | / |
| Pejcić | 91 | 41 | / |
| Pejzić | 91 | 14 | / |
| Peić | 89 | 659 | / |
| Pajić | 80 | 11,332 | / |
| Pecić | 80 | 1,296 | / |
| Pezić | 80 | 1,049 | / |
| Pujić | 80 | 795 | / |
| Pesić | 80 | 268 | / |
| Pojić | 80 | 53 | / |
| Pežić | 80 | 27 | / |
| Pejzic | 73 | 6 | / |
| Peicić | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pajcić | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pejich | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pechić | 73 | 1 | / |
| Perzić | 73 | 1 | / |
| Paić | 67 | 826 | / |
| Peid | 67 | 622 | / |
| Peic | 67 | 142 | / |
| Peit | 67 | 62 | / |
| Peiz | 67 | 60 | / |
| Peič | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pejc | 67 | 10 | / |
| Poić | 67 | 9 | / |
| Peiç | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Pejić
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