Kešelj Surname

420,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 825 people bear this surname

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

Kešelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kešelj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina5671:6,2371,276
Serbia2181:32,7753,466
Slovenia201:124,38412,684
Croatia111:384,41933,360
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Montenegro21:319,7827,691

The alternate forms: Keselj (42) are calculated separately.

Kešelj Last Name Facts

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

Kešelj is found most frequently in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can also be rendered as a variant: Keselj. For other possible spellings of Kešelj click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kešelj? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 420,458th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 8,833,389 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kešelj live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Kešelj is most widely held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 567 people, or 1 in 6,237. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Kešelj is mostly found in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 59 percent reside and Republika Srpska, where 41 percent reside. Beside Bosnia and Herzegovina it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 26 percent reside and Slovenia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keselj9442/
Kecelj8363/
Kešely8318/
Kezelj8312/
Košelj831/
Kašelj831/
Khelj736/
Keilj733/
Kaselj67323/
Koselj67270/
Keseli67200/
Keceli67195/
Keselá67110/
Keselý67109/
Kesely6779/
Kesela6771/
Kesele6759/
Košele6736/
Kiselj6720/
Kecely6712/
Košely679/
Kišela674/
Cecelj674/
Kheldj674/
Kecela671/
Kecele671/

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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 Kešelj
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