Sjekavica Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Sjekavica Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 63 | 1:67,121 | 12,153 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1:311,978 | 20,848 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sjekavica Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sjekavica Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sjekavica occurs more in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sjekavica? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,091,648th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Sjekavica reside; 78 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 78 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
It is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 67,121. In Croatia Sjekavica is most common in: Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 89 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 8 percent live and Bjelovar-Bilogora County, where 3 percent live. Excluding Croatia Sjekavica is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uruguay, where 14 percent live and Argentina, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Sjekavica
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis