Čekrlić Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Čekrlić Surname User-submission:

This surname is taken from a hill called Čeka near the town of Nikšić in Montenegro.

Čekrlić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1591:44,9374,489
Kosovo101:186,1877,122
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
England11:55,718,059489,080
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Cekrlić (1), Čekrlič (1), Ćekrlić (1) & Cekrlic (3) are calculated separately.

Čekrlić Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is taken from a hill called Čeka near the town of Nikšić in Montenegro.

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Čekrlić Last Name Facts

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

Čekrlić occurs in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Cekrlić, Čekrlič, Ćekrlić or Cekrlic. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čekrlić? popularity and diffusion

The last name Čekrlić is the 1,286,243rd most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čekrlić reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Serbia, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 44,937. In Serbia it is most prevalent in: Raška District, where 53 percent are found, Podunavlje District, where 21 percent are found and Šumadija District, where 14 percent are found. Barring Serbia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Kosovo, where 6 percent are found and Slovenia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cekrlić951/
Čekrlič951/
Ćekrlić951/
Cekrlic903/
Čokrlić86146/
Ćekerlić801/
Škrlić772/
Škorlić7170/
Škerlić717/
Skerlić713/
Škrelić713/
Skorlić712/
Skurlić711/
Zukorlić67590/
Zukarlić674/
Cekrilic671/
Zukurlić671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Čekrlić
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