Čekić Surname

261,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Čekić Surname User-submission:

The Čekić surname was given to ex members of family Radenović, when they converted to Islam.

Čekić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia5001:14,2901,708
Montenegro3791:1,688354
Bosnia and Herzegovina3001:11,7882,313
Croatia1821:23,2344,857
Slovenia961:25,9135,483
Kosovo361:51,7194,008
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754

The alternate forms: Cekić (4,096), Ćekić (18), Čekič (2), Cekic (1,243) & Cekič (14) are calculated separately.

Čekić Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Čekić surname was given to ex members of family Radenović, when they converted to Islam.

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Čekić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Čekić occurs more in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Cekić, Ćekić, Čekič, Cekic or Cekič. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Čekić? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 261,733rd most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,861,605 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čekić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Serbia, where it is held by 500 people, or 1 in 14,290. In Serbia Čekić is mostly concentrated in: Mačva District, where 30 percent live, South Bačka District, where 24 percent live and Belgrade, where 20 percent live. Apart from Serbia Čekić occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Montenegro, where 25 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cekić934,096/
Ćekić9318/
Čekič932/
Češkić9123/
Českić911/
Čejkić911/
Cekic871,243/
Cekič8714/
Čokić801,128/
Čikić80852/
Čakić80719/
Ćeškić73123/
Scekić7395/
Čajkić733/
Zejkić732/
Dzekić731/
Sćekić731/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Čekić
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