Večaj Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Večaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 40 | 1:105,715 | 16,512 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
The alternate forms: Vecaj (129) & Veçaj (2) are calculated separately.
Večaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Večaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Večaj is found in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Vecaj or Veçaj. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Večaj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,017,195th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Večaj live; 95 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Večaj is most frequent in Croatia, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 105,715. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: City of Zagreb, where 58 percent live, Zagreb County, where 40 percent live and Međimurje County, where 3 percent live. Not including Croatia Večaj occurs in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vecaj | 93 | 129 | / |
| Veçaj | 93 | 2 | / |
| Vezaj | 80 | 643 | / |
| Bečaj | 80 | 233 | / |
| Vesaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Večej | 80 | 1 | / |
| Večajová | 77 | 2 | / |
| Veizaj | 73 | 1,106 | / |
| Veshaj | 73 | 383 | / |
| Vesaji | 73 | 5 | / |
| Veisaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Večeji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vecaji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Veca | 67 | 80,439 | / |
| Vesa | 67 | 5,689 | / |
| Veza | 67 | 698 | / |
| Veči | 67 | 57 | / |
| Vesaaja | 67 | 38 | / |
| Beča | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vīča | 67 | 2 | / |
| Veça | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vecj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vexj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veizaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veče | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vexa | 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 Večaj
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