Rožaj Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Rožaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rožaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia211:201,36224,020
Slovenia131:191,36015,039

The alternate forms: Róžaj (5) & Rozaj (1) are calculated separately.

Rožaj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rožaj is found most in Croatia. It may be rendered as a variant: Róžaj or Rozaj. For other potential spellings of Rožaj click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rožaj? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,373,373rd most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rožaj are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 201,362. In Croatia it is most common in: Krapina-Zagorje County, where 57 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 33 percent are found and Zagreb County, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Croatia it is found in one country. It is also found in Slovenia, where 38 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Róžaj935/
Rozaj931/
Roža89946/
Rožac80200/
Rožej80191/
Rosaj8083/
Rojaj808/
Ružaj808/
Rožai806/
Rožaš805/
Rožas804/
Rocaj801/
Rosaji7335/
Rozgaj7317/
Rojaji739/
Rojhaj734/
Rožňai733/
Rrocaj731/
Rosa671,063,913/
Raji67178,357/
Roca67125,282/
Roza6762,093/
Raje6717,170/
Roja6716,909/
Roji6714,467/
Roje671,163/
Rojy67562/
Rajy67493/
Rajj67456/
Ruža67410/
Růža67124/
Róža6760/
Razj6756/
Ráža6754/
Reža6732/
Rozgaja6726/
Rože6724/
Roži6719/
Rozhaja6718/
Rojí6715/
Rúža6713/
Rocj671/
Rojê671/
Rojhajh671/
Racj671/
Rhojaji671/
Rajà671/

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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 Rožaj
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