Šekić Surname

745,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386 people bear this surname

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

Šekić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šekić Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina2631:13,4462,591
Slovenia1151:21,6324,805
Croatia81:528,57638,675

The alternate forms: Sekić (359), Šekic (1) & Sekic (218) are calculated separately.

Šekić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šekić occurs most in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can be found as: Sekić, Šekic or Sekic. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šekić? popularity and diffusion

Šekić is the 745,450th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 18,879,653 people. The surname Šekić occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šekić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 263 people, or 1 in 13,446. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most common in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent reside. Besides Bosnia and Herzegovina Šekić occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 30 percent reside and Croatia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sekić93359/
Šekic931/
Šetkić91138/
Šeškić915/
Šcekić911/
Sekic87218/
Cekić804,096/
Šakić802,567/
Šikić801,414/
Šokić80262/
Scekić7395/
Šajkić7384/
Šiškić7374/
Sejkić7320/
Ceskić732/
Zejkić732/
Šujkić732/
Setkić731/
Sekuić731/
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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 Šekić
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