Berišaj Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Montenegro
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Berišaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berišaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Montenegro1711:3,740755
Slovenia271:92,13611,211
Serbia101:714,49524,752
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Berisaj (69) are calculated separately.

Berišaj Last Name Facts

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

Berišaj has its highest incidence in Montenegro. It may be rendered as a variant: Berisaj. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Berišaj? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,148,257th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. The surname Berišaj occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Berišaj live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Montenegro, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 3,740. In Montenegro it is most numerous in: Tuzi Municipality, where 51 percent live, Podgorica Capital City, where 47 percent live and Ulcinj Municipality, where 2 percent live. Apart from Montenegro it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 13 percent live and Serbia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berisaj9569/
Beriša921,644/
Bereiša867/
Berishaj80776/
Berisahj801/
Berisa772,606/
Berişa7753/
Beriza778/
Berixa773/
Beriši772/
Veriša772/
Berishhaj751/
Bereishaj751/
Berisha7154,555/
Beroiza713,042/
Berišić71438/
Beroisa71416/
Bericha71177/
Bareiša7171/
Boreiša7168/
Beritsa7163/
Betrisa7132/
Berişah7119/
Bereisa7111/
Beresia7110/
Berissa713/
Berisah712/
Beriosa712/
Borisaj711/
Bericza711/
Barisaj711/
Berisay711/
Berisja711/
Beriesa711/
Berischa6720/
Bereisha676/
Bereišis676/
Berrisha675/
Berishai673/
Betricia671/
Bethrisa671/
Beireisa671/
Beirisha671/
Bherisah671/
Berriosa671/
Berishajová671/
Berishha671/
Beerisha671/
Berroiza671/
Beraišys671/
Bergissa671/
Betrissa671/
Berhisha671/
Berishay671/
Bérishaj671/
Betrecia670/

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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 Berišaj
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