Čajić Surname

150,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,926 people bear this surname

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

Čajić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Čajić 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
Bosnia and Herzegovina2,0651:1,713266
Serbia3311:21,5862,452
Croatia2811:15,0482,983
Slovenia2491:9,9912,321

The alternate forms: Cajić (282), Ćajić (249) & Cajic (326) are calculated separately.

Čajić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Čajić is held by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Cajić, Ćajić or Cajic. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čajić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 150,675th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,490,617 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čajić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 2,065 people, or 1 in 1,713. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most common in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 67 percent live and Republika Srpska, where 33 percent live. Not including Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 11 percent live and Croatia, where 10 percent live.

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
Cajić93282/
Ćajić93249/
Čaić89279/
Cajic87326/
Čahajić831/
Zajić801,005/
Čejić80700/
Čujić80430/
Čojić8056/
Čaiće801/
Dzajić7321/
Čadžić7320/
Čehjić731/
Čuić67417/
Zaić67118/
Čoić6717/
Čeić6715/
Caić674/
Ćaić672/
Čahdžić671/
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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 Čajić
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