Bacalja Surname

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

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Bacalja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bacalja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1191:35,5347,248
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Bacalja Last Name Facts

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

Bacalja is more commonly found in Croatia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bacalja.

How Common Is The Last Name Bacalja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,286,243rd most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. The surname Bacalja is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Bacalja are found; 67 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Bacalja is most common in Croatia, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 35,534. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: Zadar County, where 73 percent reside, City of Zagreb, where 9 percent reside and Split-Dalmatia County, where 8 percent reside. Beside Croatia this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Bacalja Last Name Statistics demography

Bacalja earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bažalja8662/
Bacalea863/
Bacalsa861/
Bacalca861/
Bazalja861/
Basalja861/
Basalija8010/
Bazalija801/
Backeljau75158/
Basalaija751/
Bacalso7117,296/
Bacalzo71548/
Bacalie7130/
Bakalji713/
Bakalea713/
Bakalje711/
Bazalea711/
Bacalco711/
Basalsa711/
Basalyha67462/
Bozalija6767/
Baccalie679/
Bazalhia675/
Bacalsos674/
Basaliha673/
Bakalcha672/
Bakalzai671/
Bacalleo671/
Bakaliji671/
Bakaliajhah671/

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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
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  • 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 Bacalja
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