Čajević Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

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

Čajević Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čajević Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina711:49,8086,267
Serbia321:223,28012,990
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Cajević (4) & Cajevic (14) are calculated separately.

Čajević Last Name Facts

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

Čajević has its highest incidence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may be rendered as a variant: Cajević or Cajevic. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čajević? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,727,723rd most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čajević are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Čajević is most widely held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 49,808. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most numerous in: Republika Srpska, where 80 percent reside and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Bosnia and Herzegovina Čajević exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 29 percent reside and Croatia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cajević954/
Cajevic9014/
Kajević861,268/
Gajević86645/
Čajović869/
Dzajević801/
Gojević71518/
Čejović71394/
Zajović71192/
Kujević71184/
Kajevic71136/
Kojević7195/
Gajevic7140/
Čujović7134/
Kajović7114/
Kajevik712/
Čajevec712/
Kajevič711/
Kajavić711/
Kajeviq711/
Kajeviç711/
Zujević711/

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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 Čajević
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