Ćaja Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Ćaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ćaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Kosovo61:310,3128,714
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Caja (7,830), Čaja (140), Çaja (10), Cajá (10) & Čája (3) are calculated separately.

Ćaja Last Name Facts

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

Ćaja is held by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Caja, Čaja, Çaja, Cajá or Čája. For other possible spellings of Ćaja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ćaja? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Ćaja occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ćaja are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 63 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Croatia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 528,576. In Croatia it is most common in: City of Zagreb, where 88 percent reside and Vukovar-Srijem County, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Croatia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kosovo, where 38 percent reside and North Macedonia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caja927,830/
Čaja92140/
Çaja9210/
Cajá8310/
Čája833/
Ćehaja8029/
Ćoja7522/
Ćeja7510/
Czaja6722,434/
Chaja67550/
Dzaja67160/
Csaja6772/
Ciaja6717/
Zajah6715/
Tsaja675/
Cajah671/
Zsaja671/
Tzaja671/

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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 Ćaja
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