Žugaj Surname

688,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Žugaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žugaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia3711:11,3982,131
Serbia441:162,38510,827
Slovenia141:177,69114,620
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Zugaj (1,195) & Żugaj (10) are calculated separately.

Žugaj Last Name Facts

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

Žugaj is more frequently found in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Zugaj or Żugaj. Click here to see other possible spellings of Žugaj.

How Common Is The Last Name Žugaj? popularity and diffusion

Žugaj is the 688,723rd most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 16,947,781 people. Žugaj occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Žugaj are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Žugaj is most widespread in Croatia, where it is held by 371 people, or 1 in 11,398. In Croatia Žugaj is primarily found in: Sisak-Moslavina County, where 40 percent are found, Zagreb County, where 24 percent are found and City of Zagreb, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Croatia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 10 percent are found and Slovenia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zugaj931,195/
Żugaj9310/
Žuga8973/
Džuga8074/
Jugaj808/
Cugaj801/
Jugaji7346/
Džugas7320/
Dżugaj736/
Džugaš732/
Jugaje731/
Cugaja731/
Suga676,548/
Juga671,455/
Zuga67559/
Cuga67481/
Žoga6716/
Sugj677/
Suggaja671/
Dziugaj671/

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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 Žugaj
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