Četnik Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Četnik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Četnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia2141:33,3883,522
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841

The alternate forms: Cetnik (48) are calculated separately.

Četnik Last Name Facts

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

The last name Četnik occurs most in Serbia. It can also occur as: Cetnik. For other possible spellings of Četnik click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Četnik? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,095,216th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. Četnik is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Četnik are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Četnik is most widespread in Serbia, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 33,388. In Serbia Četnik is mostly concentrated in: Srem District, where 60 percent live, Belgrade, where 25 percent live and South Bačka District, where 10 percent live. Beside Serbia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 4 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cetnik9448/
Chetnik77102/
Zetnick7718/
Cenik734,517/
Zenik73116/
Čenek7315/
Tsestnik712/
Czestnik711/
Chetnick711/
Zitnik67526/
Chenik67258/
Zenick67159/
Česnek67144/
Zeunik6781/
Cienik6781/
Tsinik6778/
Dzenik6749/
Zytnik6740/
Zhenik6727/
Czenik6719/
Tsynik679/
Citnik677/
Zenuik677/
Zotnik674/
Zienik672/
Zatnik671/
Ceniek671/
Cytnik671/
Čitnek671/
Tsenik671/
Zetnek670/

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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
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  • 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 Četnik
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