Ćajić Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Ćajić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ćajić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1931:37,0203,833
Bosnia and Herzegovina211:168,40010,427
Slovenia181:138,20413,237
Croatia171:248,74126,882

The alternate forms: Čajić (2,926), Cajić (282) & Cajic (326) are calculated separately.

Ćajić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ćajić is found most in Serbia. It may also appear as a variant: Čajić, Cajić or Cajic. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ćajić? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,017,412th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 29,267,253 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ćajić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Serbia, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 37,020. In Serbia Ćajić is mostly concentrated in: Belgrade, where 28 percent live, Kolubara District, where 20 percent live and Raška District, where 13 percent live. Outside of Serbia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 8 percent live and Slovenia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čajić932,926/
Cajić93282/
Ćaić892/
Cajic87326/
Zajić801,005/
Ćujić80363/
Ćejić8034/
Ćojić805/
Dzajić7321/
Ćuić67503/
Čaić67279/
Zaić67118/
Caić674/
Ćoić674/
Čahajić671/

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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 Ćajić
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