Rejec Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Rejec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rejec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2931:8,4901,937
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Rejec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rejec is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rejec? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rejec is the 868,551st most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Rejec reside; 96 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Slovenia, where it is borne by 293 people, or 1 in 8,490. In Slovenia it is mostly concentrated in: Gorizia, where 45 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 28 percent are found and Coastal-Karst, where 10 percent are found. Not including Slovenia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 2 percent are found and Croatia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Rexech731/
Rojech731/
Reecek730/
Rejach730/
Reeach730/
Reeg672,163/
Reek671,759/
Reaj671,584/
Rojc671,462/
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Rajc67115/
Reiseck67101/
Reic6757/
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Recheck6723/
Rieseck6722/
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Hrejzek6715/
Roec6711/
Reseach678/
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Reuc676/
Reizeck676/
Regesch675/
Rejś675/
Reaseck674/
Rujc674/
Rejk673/
Raec673/
Reuj672/
Reesick671/
Reseich671/
Reejesh671/
Rezeick671/
Rejiesh671/
Reyj671/
Ryec671/
Rejjeak671/
Rejjesh671/
Reetsch671/
Reyc671/
Reijsek671/
Rejg671/
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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 Rejec
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