Čehaja Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

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

Čehaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čehaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1491:23,7343,987
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Cehaja (42), Ćehaja (29) & Çehaja (7) are calculated separately.

Čehaja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Čehaja is found most in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may be found as: Cehaja, Ćehaja or Çehaja. For other possible spellings of Čehaja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čehaja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,359,010th most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čehaja are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Čehaja is most widespread in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 149 people, or 1 in 23,734. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is primarily found in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 6 percent are found and Kosovo, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cehaja9442/
Ćehaja9429/
Çehaja947/
Čaja80140/
Čeha801/
Chaja73550/
Čeh672,783/
Čaj6728/
Chajah6711/
Zehaya676/
Chajaï676/
Tshaja672/
Zeajia672/
Chhaja671/
Chajaa671/
Chahja671/
Čehova671/
Cehaya671/

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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 Čehaja
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