Čekaj Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Čekaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
The alternate forms: Cekaj (896) & Çekaj (874) are calculated separately.
Čekaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Čekaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Čekaj is held by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Cekaj or Çekaj. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Čekaj? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Čekaj is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čekaj reside; 67 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 67 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
The surname Čekaj is most numerous in Czechia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,658,367. In Czechia Čekaj is mostly concentrated in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Czechia Čekaj is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 17 percent live and Montenegro, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cekaj | 93 | 896 | / |
| Çekaj | 93 | 874 | / |
| Čeka | 89 | 2 | / |
| Čejka | 80 | 2,115 | / |
| Čekas | 80 | 61 | / |
| Čeika | 80 | 7 | / |
| Česka | 80 | 2 | / |
| Čekaš | 80 | 1 | / |
| Čakaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Čekajová | 77 | 2 | / |
| Czekaj | 73 | 9,749 | / |
| Zekaja | 73 | 32 | / |
| Zekajj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ciekaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Čiškaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zcekaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zeka | 67 | 18,321 | / |
| Ceka | 67 | 2,879 | / |
| Çeka | 67 | 1,345 | / |
| Čeke | 67 | 410 | / |
| Čeki | 67 | 87 | / |
| Čika | 67 | 44 | / |
| Čoka | 67 | 39 | / |
| Číka | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ćeka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Czekaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Čīka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chekaji | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Čekaj
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