Djeljaj Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Montenegro
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Djeljaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Djeljaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Montenegro531:12,0671,679
United States101:36,245,893832,629

Djeljaj Last Name Facts

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

Djeljaj is more commonly found in Montenegro than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Djeljaj click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Djeljaj? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,414,640th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Djeljaj live; 84 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Djeljaj is most frequently used in Montenegro, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 12,067. In Montenegro Djeljaj is mostly found in: Tuzi Municipality, where 68 percent live, Podgorica Capital City, where 30 percent live and Ulcinj Municipality, where 2 percent live. Beside Montenegro Djeljaj exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live.

Djeljaj Last Name Statistics demography

Djeljaj earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.11% less than the national average, earning $31,453 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djelja921/
Jelja833/
Celjaj7714/
Dželja7711/
Dielja772/
Zeljaj771/
Jljj731/
Zeljaja71279/
Dziljaj7117/
Selijaj715/
Džiljaj711/
Jelsa6790/
Jelša6741/
Celja6726/
Jelža6711/
Jelje675/
Gelja673/
Jelza672/
Jilja672/

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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 Djeljaj
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