Bjelopavlić Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Montenegro
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Bjelopavlić Surname User-submission:

The surname 'Bjelopavlić' originates from the Bjelopavlići (Palabardhi) tribe, a historical Albanian tribe (fis) located in the Brda region of Montenegro. The name 'Bjelopavlić' translates to 'White Pavle,' derived from their eponymous ancestor, Bijeli Pavle, also known as Pal Bardhi in Albanian.

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Bjelopavlić Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Montenegro291:22,0542,250
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Bjelopavlic (7) are calculated separately.

Bjelopavlić Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname 'Bjelopavlić' originates from the Bjelopavlići (Palabardhi) tribe, a historical Albanian tribe (fis) located in the Brda region of Montenegro. The name 'Bjelopavlić' translates to 'White Pavle,' derived from their eponymous ancestor, Bijeli Pavle, also known as Pal Bardhi in Albanian. The tribe is mentioned in 17th-century Venetian records, where they are referred to as Palabardi.

Originally Albanian in origin, the Bjelopavlići underwent Slavicization over time, integrating into the surrounding Slavic population. This process is reflected in their surname, which signifies 'son of Bjelopavle' or 'descendant of Bjelopavle.'

Today, the surname 'Bjelopavlić' is primarily found in Montenegro and Serbia, especially in the region that bears the tribe's name, the Bjelopavlići area.

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The Bjelopavlić surname originated from a man called Pavle. Around the time of Battle of Kosovo he went down to area of Montenegro between Nikšić and Podgorica. He was a servant for people who inhabited that area. When queen Jelena Anžujska came there, she had asked someone to show here the area of Onogošt no one wanted to do so, exceor for Pavle. As he was a servant he did not really have a family name. The queen allowed him to have one. Since he had had white hair she named him Bjelopavlić, or 'white Pavle'. The name of the whole area he had moved to is now Bjelopavlići, where many new important Montenegrin tribes came from.

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Bjelopavlić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bjelopavlić occurs more in Montenegro more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Bjelopavlic. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjelopavlić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bjelopavlić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Bjelopavlić is most prevalent in Montenegro, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 22,054. In Montenegro it is mostly found in: Bijelo Polje Municipality, where 97 percent reside and Budva Municipality, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Montenegro Bjelopavlić is found in one country. It is also common in Serbia, where 3 percent reside.

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Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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