Šekerija Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

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

Šekerija Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šekerija Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1541:27,4585,676
Bosnia and Herzegovina1341:26,3914,281

The alternate forms: Sekerija (38) are calculated separately.

Šekerija Last Name Facts

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

Šekerija has its highest incidence in Croatia. It may also occur in the variant forms: Sekerija. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šekerija? popularity and diffusion

The last name Šekerija is the 919,444th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. The surname Šekerija is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šekerija are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 27,458. In Croatia Šekerija is mostly found in: City of Zagreb, where 47 percent live, Osijek-Baranja County, where 17 percent live and Istria County, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Croatia it is found in one country. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 47 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sekerija9638/
Sekeria803/
Sekirija7523/
Zekeeria751/
Zeqerija751/
Sekirijja7166/
Chekheria7116/
Ssekirija712/
Ssekirijja6767/
Zekyria6754/
Sikeria676/
Seceria674/
Seqeria672/

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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 Šekerija
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