Čejvan Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

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

Čejvan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čejvan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1581:22,3823,820
Croatia241:176,19222,291

The alternate forms: Cejvan (267) & Ćejvan (5) are calculated separately.

Čejvan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Čejvan is held by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Cejvan or Ćejvan. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Čejvan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Čejvan is the 1,263,456th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. The last name Čejvan is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čejvan are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 22,382. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Čejvan is most numerous in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent live. Not including Bosnia and Herzegovina Čejvan exists in one country. It is also found in Croatia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cejvan94267/
Ćejvan945/
Čevan911/
Chejvan771/
Zevan7357/
Cevan7333/
Čeban731/
Tsevan67620/
Cajvan67223/
Chevan67198/
Cevhan6747/
Zeivan678/
Ceyvan677/
Çeyvan675/
Zhevan673/
Dzevan672/
Cievan672/
Zeyvan671/
Ceavan670/

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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 Čejvan
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