Pejović Surname
Approximately 8,576 people bear this surname
Pejović Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | 3,651 | 1:175 | 13 |
| Serbia | 3,451 | 1:2,070 | 290 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,169 | 1:3,025 | 581 |
| Croatia | 222 | 1:19,048 | 3,924 |
| Slovenia | 67 | 1:37,129 | 7,003 |
| Kosovo | 14 | 1:132,991 | 6,224 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
The alternate forms: Pejovic (367) & Pejovič (3) are calculated separately.
Pejović Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pejović Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pejović is found most frequently in Montenegro. It may also be found in the variant forms: Pejovic or Pejovič. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pejović? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 58,863rd most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 849,760 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pejović are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Pejović is most frequent in Montenegro, where it is held by 3,651 people, or 1 in 175. In Montenegro it is most frequent in: Podgorica Capital City, where 51 percent live, Nikšić Municipality, where 13 percent live and Old Royal Capital Cetinje, where 9 percent live. Beside Montenegro it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 40 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pejovic | 95 | 367 | / |
| Pejovič | 95 | 3 | / |
| Pajović | 86 | 3,713 | / |
| Pecović | 86 | 89 | / |
| Pujović | 86 | 87 | / |
| Pijović | 86 | 74 | / |
| Pesović | 86 | 12 | / |
| Pojović | 86 | 2 | / |
| Pejovich | 80 | 65 | / |
| Paević | 77 | 4 | / |
| Peijovich | 75 | 8 | / |
| Pajević | 71 | 962 | / |
| Pajovic | 71 | 236 | / |
| Pijević | 71 | 118 | / |
| Pujević | 71 | 32 | / |
| Pejovez | 71 | 21 | / |
| Pizović | 71 | 9 | / |
| Pojević | 71 | 5 | / |
| Pajovič | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pujovic | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peiovic | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peyovich | 67 | 109 | / |
| Pajovich | 67 | 47 | / |
| Peiovici | 67 | 38 | / |
| Peiovich | 67 | 25 | / |
| Pujovich | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pechovic | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pechovič | 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 Pejović
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