Buljubašić Surname

116,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,973 people bear this surname

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

Buljubašić Surname User-submission:

This surname originates from the Ottoman Empire. Bulukbasa was a military rank of janissary in the Ottoman Empire, and would correspond in to the rank of captain in the European armies. Turkish compound: bölükbaşı, from the word bölük, meaning 'group', 'company', and başı, meaning 'head', 'leader'.

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Buljubašić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina2,4371:1,451222
Croatia1,0611:3,985445
Slovenia2471:10,0722,354
Serbia2191:32,6253,452
Kosovo81:232,7347,787
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Buljubasić (56) & Buljubasic (548) are calculated separately.

Buljubašić Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originates from the Ottoman Empire. Bulukbasa was a military rank of janissary in the Ottoman Empire, and would correspond in to the rank of captain in the European armies. Turkish compound: bölükbaşı, from the word bölük, meaning 'group', 'company', and başı, meaning 'head', 'leader'.

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Buljubašić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buljubašić is found most in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may also occur in the variant forms: Buljubasić or Buljubasic. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buljubašić? popularity and diffusion

The surname Buljubašić is the 116,097th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,834,268 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Buljubašić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 2,437 people, or 1 in 1,451. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Buljubašić is mostly concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 89 percent are found, Republika Srpska, where 11 percent are found and Brčko District, where 0 percent are found. Barring Bosnia and Herzegovina Buljubašić exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 27 percent are found and Slovenia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buljubasić9756/
Buljubasic93548/
Buljubaša8424/
Buljubasi841/
Buljubacic803/
Buljubasich76147/
Buljubacich767/
Buljubasa742/
Buljobasic701/
Bulzubasich671/

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