Deležan Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

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

Deležan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deležan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina551:64,2987,069
Serbia151:476,33019,508
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143

The alternate forms: Delezan (4) & Deleżan (1) are calculated separately.

Deležan Last Name Facts

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

Deležan is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Delezan or Deleżan. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deležan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,237,939th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Deležan reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Deležan is most frequently used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 64,298. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is primarily found in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 62 percent reside and Republika Srpska, where 38 percent reside. Outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 21 percent reside and Croatia, where 3 percent reside.

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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 Deležan
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