Delević Surname

695,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Montenegro
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Delević Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Delević 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
Montenegro2541:2,518534
Serbia1171:61,0685,673
Kosovo181:103,4375,529
Croatia131:325,27730,776
Slovenia111:226,15215,984
North Macedonia71:300,21016,548
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Delevic (34) are calculated separately.

Delević Last Name Facts

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

Delević occurs in Montenegro more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Delevic. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Delević? popularity and diffusion

The last name Delević is the 695,980th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 17,187,608 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Delević live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Montenegro, where it is borne by 254 people, or 1 in 2,518. In Montenegro it is most common in: Berane Municipality, where 90 percent live, Podgorica Capital City, where 4 percent live and Bijelo Polje Municipality, where 3 percent live. Other than Montenegro this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 28 percent live and Kosovo, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Delevic9534/
Dejlević931/
Delović861/
Dalević861/
Delevich8026/
Dajlević801/
Dolović71153/
Delaviz7143/
Dylevich67192/
Dujlović67167/
Delaviez67108/
Delewicz6775/
Dilevics6711/
Delevych678/
Dilevich674/
Duilović673/
Dojlović672/
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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 Delević
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