Bjelčević Surname

694,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 425 people bear this surname

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

Bjelčević Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjelčević Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina2751:12,8602,498
Croatia791:53,52710,175
Serbia391:183,20411,620
Slovenia291:85,78210,816
Montenegro31:213,1886,121

The alternate forms: Bjelčevič (7), Bjelcević (2) & Bjelcevic (19) are calculated separately.

Bjelčević Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bjelčević is carried by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Bjelčevič, Bjelcević or Bjelcevic. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjelčević? popularity and diffusion

Bjelčević is the 694,796th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 17,147,167 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bjelčević reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 275 people, or 1 in 12,860. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Bjelčević is primarily found in: Republika Srpska, where 75 percent live and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 25 percent live. Aside from Bosnia and Herzegovina it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 19 percent live and Serbia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjelčevič967/
Bjelcević962/
Bijelčević9511/
Bjelcevic9319/
Bjelošević84706/
Bjelosević8412/
Bjelosevic7458/
Bijelcevic7448/
Bjeloševič741/
Bjelcebic672/

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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 Bjelčević
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