Često Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

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

Često Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Često Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina141:252,60012,031
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645

The alternate forms: Cesto (172) are calculated separately.

Često Last Name Facts

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

The surname Često is borne by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Cesto. For other possible spellings of Često click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Često? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Često reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 252,600. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Često is most common in: Republika Srpska, where 100 percent are found. Barring Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Serbia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cesto93172/
Četot802/
Česta801/
Zesto801/
Chesto7357/
Cestou7335/
Tsesto7327/
Zestou738/
Častoň734/
Čistoň733/
Ciesto731/
Cestoa731/
Ceto671,055/
Zeto67938/
Çeto67274/
Četa6750/
Tsestou6720/

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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 Često
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis