Dervišaj Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

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

Dervišaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dervišaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina71:505,20013,972
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Dervisaj (29) are calculated separately.

Dervišaj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dervišaj is carried by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Dervisaj. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dervišaj? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Dervišaj is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Dervišaj live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Dervišaj is most frequently occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 505,200. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Dervišaj is most common in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 47 percent are found and Serbia, where 7 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Dervišaj
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