Zekić Surname
Approximately 4,840 people bear this surname
Zekić Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,432 | 1:1,454 | 224 |
| Serbia | 1,217 | 1:5,871 | 716 |
| Croatia | 820 | 1:5,157 | 672 |
| Montenegro | 269 | 1:2,378 | 512 |
| Slovenia | 66 | 1:37,692 | 7,083 |
| Kosovo | 32 | 1:58,183 | 4,249 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Zekic (496), Žekić (85), Zekič (26) & Zekiç (1) are calculated separately.
Zekić Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zekić Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zekić occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Zekic, Žekić, Zekič or Zekiç. For other possible spellings of Zekić click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zekić? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 97,997th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,505,691 people. The surname Zekić occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zekić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
Zekić is most common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 2,432 people, or 1 in 1,454. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Zekić is primarily concentrated in: Republika Srpska, where 65 percent reside, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 34 percent reside and Brčko District, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 25 percent reside and Croatia, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zekic | 93 | 496 | / |
| Žekić | 93 | 85 | / |
| Zekič | 93 | 26 | / |
| Zekiç | 93 | 1 | / |
| Zejkić | 91 | 2 | / |
| Rzekieć | 83 | 39 | / |
| Cekić | 80 | 4,096 | / |
| Jekić | 80 | 2,865 | / |
| Zakić | 80 | 694 | / |
| Sekić | 80 | 359 | / |
| Zokić | 80 | 307 | / |
| Gekić | 80 | 25 | / |
| Zikić | 80 | 18 | / |
| Zecić | 80 | 15 | / |
| Zekiz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zekićová | 77 | 2 | / |
| Djekić | 73 | 494 | / |
| Džekić | 73 | 194 | / |
| Scekić | 73 | 95 | / |
| Zekich | 73 | 31 | / |
| Zajkić | 73 | 23 | / |
| Sejkić | 73 | 20 | / |
| Zojkić | 73 | 19 | / |
| Zakoić | 73 | 14 | / |
| Zejkic | 73 | 6 | / |
| Dzikić | 73 | 4 | / |
| Zekici | 73 | 3 | / |
| Rzekeć | 73 | 2 | / |
| Đjekić | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zhikić | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sekuić | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zhekich | 67 | 11 | / |
| Zsekits | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rzekiec | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zekiche | 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
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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 Zekić
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