Žekić Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Žekić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žekić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia691:103,5508,228
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Slovenia71:355,38217,336

The alternate forms: Zekić (4,840), Zekic (496), Zekič (26) & Zekiç (1) are calculated separately.

Žekić Last Name Facts

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

Žekić is held by more people in Serbia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Zekić, Zekic, Zekič or Zekiç. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Žekić? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,034,059th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žekić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Serbia, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 103,550. In Serbia it is mostly found in: South Bačka District, where 26 percent are found, Belgrade, where 23 percent are found and Central Banat District, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Serbia Žekić is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 11 percent are found and Slovenia, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zekić934,840/
Džekić91194/
Zekic87496/
Zekič8726/
Zekiç871/
Cekić804,096/
Žikić803,266/
Jekić802,865/
Sekić80359/
Žakić80199/
Gekić8025/
Djekić73494/
Džakić73223/
Džokić73164/
Džikić73135/
Scekić7395/
Sejkić7320/
Žujkić7317/
Džekič736/
Đjekić732/
Zejkić732/
Sekuić731/
Đžakić731/
Džajkić6781/
Rzekieć6739/

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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 Žekić
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