Čejić Surname

477,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 700 people bear this surname

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

Čejić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čejić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia3391:21,0772,397
Bosnia and Herzegovina3291:10,7492,142
Croatia311:136,40719,258
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Ćejić (34), Cejić (10) & Cejic (16) are calculated separately.

Čejić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Čejić occurs in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Ćejić, Cejić or Cejic. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Čejić? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 477,400th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,410,780 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čejić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Serbia, where it is carried by 339 people, or 1 in 21,077. In Serbia it is most numerous in: South Banat District, where 88 percent reside, South Bačka District, where 5 percent reside and Belgrade, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Serbia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 47 percent reside and Croatia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ćejić9334/
Cejić9310/
Čehjić911/
Čeić8915/
Cejic8716/
Čajić802,926/
Čujić80430/
Čojić8056/
Česić8011/
Čegić801/
Čuić67417/
Čaić67279/
Čoić6717/
Zeić671/
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 Čejić
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