Kljajević Surname
Approximately 879 people bear this surname
Kljajević Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | 732 | 1:874 | 163 |
| Serbia | 121 | 1:59,049 | 5,535 |
| Slovenia | 23 | 1:108,160 | 11,945 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Kljajevic (22) are calculated separately.
Kljajević Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kljajević Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kljajević is held by more people in Montenegro than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Kljajevic. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kljajević? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kljajević is the 400,040th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 8,290,723 people. The surname Kljajević is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kljajević reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Kljajević is most commonly held in Montenegro, where it is borne by 732 people, or 1 in 874. In Montenegro it is most numerous in: Bijelo Polje Municipality, where 61 percent reside, Pljevlja Municipality, where 17 percent reside and Podgorica Capital City, where 15 percent reside. Not including Montenegro this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 14 percent reside and Slovenia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kljajevic | 96 | 22 | / |
| Klajević | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kalojević | 78 | 42 | / |
| Čulajević | 78 | 22 | / |
| Ćulajević | 78 | 19 | / |
| Kulojević | 78 | 14 | / |
| Culajević | 78 | 2 | / |
| Glođajević | 74 | 8 | / |
| Kalajevac | 67 | 203 | / |
| Culajevic | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kulojevic | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kolejevic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Čulajevič | 67 | 1 | / |
| Čolojević | 67 | 1 | / |
| Čulejević | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kolajovic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gulijevic | 56 | 1 | / |
| Culuejevic | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kalajfg | 50 | 1 | / |
| Guilajvogui | 50 | 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 Kljajević
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