Zečić Surname

387,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Zečić Surname User-submission:

The Zečić surname comes from the word zec, which means 'rabbit'.

Zečić Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia4501:9,3971,641
Bosnia and Herzegovina2741:12,9072,506
Serbia1831:39,0434,006
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Zećić (61), Zecić (15), Zečič (1) & Zecic (132) are calculated separately.

Zečić Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Zečić surname comes from the word zec, which means 'rabbit'.

- macak360
DNA test information

Zečić Last Name Facts

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

Zečić is more commonly found in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Zećić, Zecić, Zečič or Zecic. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zečić? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zečić is the 387,397th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 7,955,836 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Zečić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Croatia, where it is borne by 450 people, or 1 in 9,397. In Croatia it is most prevalent in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 64 percent live, Brod-Posavina County, where 9 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 9 percent live. Not including Croatia Zečić exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 30 percent live and Serbia, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zećić9361/
Zecić9315/
Zečič931/
Zecic87132/
Šečić80659/
Sečić8049/
Gečić8027/
Čečić8011/
Ječić809/
Zezić801/
Začić801/
Zajčić7330/
Jejčić732/
Zoičić731/
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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zečić
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