Balević Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Balević Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balević Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1831:39,0434,006
Montenegro521:12,2991,696
Kosovo101:186,1877,122

The alternate forms: Balevic (32) are calculated separately.

Balević Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balević is found in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Balevic. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balević? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,028,911th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Balević reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Serbia, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 39,043. In Serbia Balević is mostly found in: Belgrade, where 23 percent are found, Podunavlje District, where 23 percent are found and Rasina District, where 21 percent are found. Without taking into account Serbia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Montenegro, where 21 percent are found and Kosovo, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balevic9532/
Baloević9326/
Balović86471/
Belević8657/
Bolević8643/
Bajlović80117/
Balevich8073/
Bailović8033/
Baleviez809/
Balevics807/
Baulović807/
Balevici802/
Baylevich7533/
Balievicz753/
Belović71472/
Belavić71441/
Bolović71188/
Belevič7186/
Balovič7118/
Bolevic7110/
Valevic714/
Boljvić711/
Baliviz711/
Valevich671,223/
Balewicz67385/
Baulovič6760/
Balevych6744/
Balewitz6720/
Bolevich6718/
Valevici6711/
Balovits672/
Valevics672/
Baliviez672/
Bolevics671/
Belevičs671/
Walevich671/
Bailoviz671/
Behlović671/

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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 Balević
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