Čajavec Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Čajavec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Čajavec 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
Croatia401:105,71516,512
Slovenia31:829,22525,091

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

Čajavec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Čajavec is borne by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Cajavec. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čajavec? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Čajavec is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čajavec live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 105,715. In Croatia it is most numerous in: Varaždin County, where 68 percent reside, City of Zagreb, where 23 percent reside and Split-Dalmatia County, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Croatia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Slovenia, where 7 percent reside.

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
Cajavec954/
Čajevec862/
Cayavec7134/
Zachavec671/
Carzavec671/
Gajovic5741/
Čajović579/
Gojavic571/

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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 Čajavec
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