Četaj Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Četaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Četaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990

The alternate forms: Çetaj (229), Cetaj (105) & Ćetaj (4) are calculated separately.

Četaj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Četaj has its highest incidence in Croatia. It can also occur as: Çetaj, Cetaj or Ćetaj. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Četaj? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Četaj reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Croatia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,114,302. In Croatia Četaj is most prevalent in: Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 100 percent are found. Besides Croatia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Kosovo, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çetaj93229/
Cetaj93105/
Ćetaj934/
Četa8950/
Čataj8051/
Četta809/
Cetaji734/
Čejtej731/
Chetaj731/
Cetaju731/
Cetaja731/
Zeta6711,149/
Ceta67460/
Çeta67311/
Čota67221/
Čete6730/
Chetaji6710/
Čistaja675/
Ćeta671/
Čejteji671/

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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 Četaj
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