Keljević Surname
Approximately 379 people bear this surname
Keljević Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 353 | 1:20,241 | 2,311 |
| Montenegro | 16 | 1:39,973 | 2,910 |
| Kosovo | 10 | 1:186,187 | 7,122 |
The alternate forms: Keljevic (1) are calculated separately.
Keljević Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keljević Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Keljević is found most frequently in Serbia. It can also appear as: Keljevic. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Keljević? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 755,622nd most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 19,228,353 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Keljević live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Keljević is most commonly occurring in Serbia, where it is carried by 353 people, or 1 in 20,241. In Serbia it is most frequent in: Podunavlje District, where 27 percent reside, Šumadija District, where 24 percent reside and South Banat District, where 21 percent reside. Aside from Serbia Keljević is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Montenegro, where 4 percent reside and Kosovo, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keljevic | 96 | 1 | / |
| Kaljević | 88 | 796 | / |
| Koljević | 88 | 52 | / |
| Ciljević | 75 | 105 | / |
| Kaljevič | 75 | 15 | / |
| Kilievic | 63 | 2 | / |
| Kilievich | 59 | 32 | / |
| Kilyevich | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kleshevich | 56 | 28 | / |
| Klechevicz | 56 | 6 | / |
| Kolijewicz | 56 | 4 | / |
| Khilyevich | 56 | 1 | / |
| Klejzewicz | 56 | 1 | / |
| Klescevicz | 56 | 1 | / |
| Khilkhevich | 53 | 6 | / |
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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 Keljević
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