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 more frequently found in Croatia than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Vecaj or Veçaj. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Večaj? popularity and diffusion
Večaj is the 3,017,195th most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Večaj reside; 95 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Večaj is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 105,715. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated in: City of Zagreb, where 58 percent are found, Zagreb County, where 40 percent are found and Međimurje County, where 3 percent are found. Barring Croatia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 5 percent are found.
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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