Zečević Surname

51,632nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,925 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Zečević Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zečević Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia4,7501:1,504213
Bosnia and Herzegovina2,5401:1,392213
Montenegro1,4071:45563
Croatia9761:4,333513
Slovenia2171:11,4642,712
Kosovo251:74,4754,775
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Zecević (147), Zećević (14), Zečevič (10), Žečević (2), Zecevic (1,247), Žečevic (1) & Zécévic (1) are calculated separately.

Zečević Last Name Facts

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

Zečević occurs more in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Zecević, Zećević, Zečevič, Žečević, Zecevic, Žečevic or Zécévic. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zečević? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 51,632nd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 734,262 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zečević are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Serbia, where it is carried by 4,750 people, or 1 in 1,504. In Serbia it is primarily concentrated in: Belgrade, where 24 percent live, Raška District, where 15 percent live and Šumadija District, where 13 percent live. Beside Serbia this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 26 percent live and Montenegro, where 14 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Zečević
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