Rečević Surname
Approximately 318 people bear this surname
Rečević Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 289 | 1:24,723 | 2,762 |
| Montenegro | 29 | 1:22,054 | 2,250 |
The alternate forms: Recević (1) & Recevic (2) are calculated separately.
Rečević Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rečević Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rečević is held by more people in Serbia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Recević or Recevic. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rečević? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rečević is the 857,026th most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 22,916,811 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rečević are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Rečević is most commonly occurring in Serbia, where it is borne by 289 people, or 1 in 24,723. In Serbia it is primarily concentrated in: Raška District, where 53 percent live, Moravica District, where 24 percent live and Zlatibor District, where 12 percent live. Apart from Serbia Rečević exists in one country. It is also common in Montenegro, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recević | 95 | 1 | / |
| Recevic | 90 | 2 | / |
| Račević | 86 | 13 | / |
| Ročević | 86 | 8 | / |
| Ričević | 86 | 1 | / |
| Raičević | 80 | 5,220 | / |
| Rajčević | 80 | 1,302 | / |
| Rojčević | 80 | 37 | / |
| Račović | 71 | 27 | / |
| Rezović | 71 | 11 | / |
| Roćević | 71 | 2 | / |
| Resevic | 71 | 1 | / |
| Raicević | 67 | 111 | / |
| Rezevich | 67 | 18 | / |
| Rejzović | 67 | 18 | / |
| Rajcević | 67 | 18 | / |
| Redzović | 67 | 13 | / |
| Reizović | 67 | 12 | / |
| Raičevič | 67 | 5 | / |
| Recevich | 67 | 3 | / |
| Raićević | 67 | 3 | / |
| Raičevićová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rojcević | 67 | 1 | / |
| Resevitz | 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 Rečević
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