Zjajić Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Zjajić Surname User-submission:

The surname Zjajić means 'descendant of the one who shines'.

Zjajić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia651:109,9228,556
Bosnia and Herzegovina561:63,1507,008
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Zjajic (4) are calculated separately.

Zjajić Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Zjajić means 'descendant of the one who shines'.

- salih5295

Zjajić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zjajić occurs in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Zjajic. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zjajić? popularity and diffusion

Zjajić is the 1,637,889th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zjajić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Serbia, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 109,922. In Serbia it is mostly found in: Central Banat District, where 35 percent are found, South Bačka District, where 34 percent are found and Belgrade, where 17 percent are found. Barring Serbia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 46 percent are found and Montenegro, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zjajic944/
Zajić911,005/
Jajić91655/
Djajić8350/
Zjacić837/
Jahjić834/
Jaić80318/
Zaić80118/
Jojić732,057/
Zajic731,544/
Sajić73947/
Jagić73756/
Jazić73592/
Jažić73455/
Zujić73295/
Cajić73282/
Jasić73205/
Jacić73113/
Zazić7399/
Jujić7387/
Jajid7331/
Zagić7322/
Jajit7320/
Zojić738/
Zjaic737/
Zajid733/
Zajać733/
Zacić731/
Djaić731/
Jajci731/
Džajić671,014/
Jadžić67325/
Zajitz6748/
Jajich6744/
Jahijagić6741/
Djujić6715/
Djojić6710/
Zajics679/
Zajicz678/
Drzaić675/
Djacić672/
Zajith672/
Jajith671/

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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 Zjajić
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