Čukaj Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Čukaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čukaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Çukaj (497), Cukaj (227) & Ćukaj (6) are calculated separately.

Čukaj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Čukaj is found in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Çukaj, Cukaj or Ćukaj. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čukaj? popularity and diffusion

The last name Čukaj is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čukaj live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 83 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Croatia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,114,302. In Croatia it is most frequent in: Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Croatia Čukaj occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 33 percent reside and Kosovo, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çukaj93497/
Cukaj93227/
Ćukaj936/
Čuka89248/
Čutka80181/
Sčuka8064/
Čukac8039/
Čuška8035/
Čudka8022/
Čouka8014/
Čukat809/
Čukas805/
Čukaš801/
Čuska801/
Ciukaj73450/
Chukaj735/
Čutkai733/
Cuikaj732/
Čutkay731/
Cukaji731/
Zuka674,471/
Çuka671,495/
Cuka671,084/
Čoka6739/
Čóka6730/
Tsukaji6720/
Ćuka6711/
Zukj671/
Chukaji671/

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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 Čukaj
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