Čestić Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Čestić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Čestić Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1271:56,2595,330
Bosnia and Herzegovina621:57,0396,692
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519

The alternate forms: Cestić (2) & Cestic (15) are calculated separately.

Čestić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Čestić is more frequently found in Serbia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Cestić or Cestic. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Čestić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,222,957th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čestić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Čestić is most frequently held in Serbia, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 56,259. In Serbia Čestić is primarily concentrated in: Srem District, where 82 percent reside, Belgrade, where 9 percent reside and South Bačka District, where 6 percent reside. Besides Serbia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 32 percent reside and Slovenia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cestić942/
Četić91288/
Cestic8915/
Zestić831/
Chestić771/
Cetić7398/
Zetić7378/
Ćetić732/
Zetaić67167/
Ćostić671/
Ćitić55244/
Cetic5526/
Citić5510/
Chestitch531/
Ceteci508/
Cystic508/
Zietiz501/
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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 Čestić
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