Buzalja Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Buzalja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buzalja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Bužalja (16) are calculated separately.

Buzalja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buzalja has its highest incidence in Kosovo. It may also occur as a variant: Bužalja. For other potential spellings of Buzalja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buzalja? popularity and diffusion

Buzalja is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Buzalja are found; 75 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 50 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

Buzalja is most common in Kosovo, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 930,934. In Kosovo Buzalja is mostly concentrated in: District of Mitrovica, where 100 percent live. Not including Kosovo this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 25 percent live and Montenegro, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bužalja9516/
Buzhalja931/
Bucalja861/
Bucalija8097/
Bozalija8067/
Bušatlija7514/
Busatlija758/
Buscalgia634/
Boutselja631/
Buijalyea630/
Boudjalkha594/
Bucalie5783/
Bujalco571/
Bucailie531/

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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 Buzalja
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