Zajać Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Zajać Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zajać Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Zajac (15,022) & Zajác (41) are calculated separately.

Zajać Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zajać is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Zajac or Zajác. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zajać? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Zajać reside; 67 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most common in Croatia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,114,302. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated in: Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 100 percent live. Excluding Croatia it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Poland, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zajac9315,022/
Zajác8741/
Zajić801,005/
Zajas80486/
Zajaj8047/
Zajaz8045/
Zauja8023/
Zaçja8019/
Zajah8015/
Zadja8014/
Zajat8013/
Zajad8013/
Zajai805/
Zajza804/
Zajax802/
Zajja802/
Zaija802/
Zajacz73410/
Zjajić73122/
Zajacs7395/
Zaujah7351/
Zajjaj7337/
Zajats7326/
Dzajić7321/
Zayjas7320/
Zahija7319/
Zajatz7316/
Zaijas736/
Zajace733/
Zajate731/
Zahdja731/
Zauija731/
Zajaud731/
Szajac731/
Zajaad731/
Zaza6722,978/
Zajc673,960/
Zaca673,943/
Zasa67460/
Zoja67395/
Jaić67318/
Zajd67125/
Zaić67118/
Zajt67104/
Zajo6726/
Zajz671/
Zajdova671/
Zahdjat671/
Zahjaad671/
Zaujate671/
Zajó671/

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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 Zajać
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