Jakovljević Surname
Approximately 20,499 people bear this surname
Jakovljević Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 14,522 | 1:492 | 81 |
| Croatia | 3,040 | 1:1,391 | 54 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,067 | 1:1,711 | 265 |
| Kosovo | 416 | 1:4,476 | 750 |
| Slovenia | 258 | 1:9,642 | 2,233 |
| Montenegro | 188 | 1:3,402 | 701 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
The alternate forms: Jakovljevic (1,234) & Jakovljevič (15) are calculated separately.
Jakovljević Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jakovljević Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jakovljević occurs in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Jakovljevic or Jakovljevič. For other potential spellings of Jakovljević click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jakovljević? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 26,248th most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 355,507 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jakovljević reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most numerous in Serbia, where it is borne by 14,522 people, or 1 in 492. In Serbia Jakovljević is mostly found in: Belgrade, where 19 percent live, Mačva District, where 12 percent live and Rasina District, where 10 percent live. Besides Serbia it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 15 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakovljevic | 97 | 1,234 | / |
| Jakovljevič | 97 | 15 | / |
| Jakobljević | 91 | 17 | / |
| Jakavljević | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jakovljevich | 87 | 5 | / |
| Jakovlijevic | 87 | 1 | / |
| Jakovljevitch | 83 | 19 | / |
| Jakovlievic | 82 | 3 | / |
| Jakobljevic | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jakovljevec | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jakovljevičová | 80 | 9 | / |
| Jakovljevicova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jakobljevich | 78 | 10 | / |
| Haskavljević | 78 | 5 | / |
| Jaucovljevic | 78 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Jakovljević
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