Bešlija Surname

366,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bešlija Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bešlija Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina9261:3,819777
Croatia511:82,91414,118
Slovenia51:497,53521,006

The alternate forms: Beslija (112) are calculated separately.

Bešlija Last Name Facts

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

Bešlija occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Beslija. For other potential spellings of Bešlija click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bešlija? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 366,882nd most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 7,421,126 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bešlija are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Bešlija is most numerous in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 926 people, or 1 in 3,819. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is mostly concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Bosnia and Herzegovina it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 5 percent are found and Slovenia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beslija95112/
Bezlija861/
Bešlije861/
Bašalija804/
Bešlaj776/
Bascelija7517/
Baščelija7512/
Bašcelija752/
Bašćelija752/
Bešljić71116/
Bezloja7126/
Bejlica711/
Pašalija6788/
Bozalija6767/
Berzleja6740/
Bazilija6715/
Basalija6710/
Bazalija671/
Pašajlija6326/
Basalaija631/
Bhesalajay591/
Bsailaja536/
Basalaja531/
Busuluja531/
Basallaja501/

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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 Bešlija
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