Lazarevic Surname

179,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Lazarevic Surname User-submission:

The surname Lazarevic came from Prince Lazar Hrebeljanovic, a powerful ruler in Serbia who was the ruler of a large state in Serbia starting in 1373. While he had full support from the Orthodox church at that time as an honourable ruler, other nobles did not recognize him as a leader of the country though he was referred to by the commoners as tsar.

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Lazarevic Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria5931:14,3602,111
Switzerland3551:23,1353,659
United States3391:1,069,20077,954
Germany2091:385,19436,091
Sweden1601:61,5424,713
Canada1491:247,28623,510
Australia1391:194,21419,182
England1241:449,33929,774
France581:1,145,219121,886
Norway271:190,45522,163
Serbia261:274,80614,599
Italy241:2,548,19595,018
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Belarus191:500,05646,922
Denmark181:313,59522,770
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Belgium131:884,35769,774
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Finland91:610,74534,002
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990

The alternate forms: Lazarević (35,679), Lazarevič (36) & Lazarévic (1) are calculated separately.

Lazarevic Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Lazarevic came from Prince Lazar Hrebeljanovic, a powerful ruler in Serbia who was the ruler of a large state in Serbia starting in 1373. While he had full support from the Orthodox church at that time as an honourable ruler, other nobles did not recognize him as a leader of the country though he was referred to by the commoners as tsar. Through immigration over a number of years, this last name has spread to many European countries as well as to other continents.

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Lazarevic Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lazarevic occurs in Austria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Lazarević, Lazarevič or Lazarévic. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lazarevic? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 179,597th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,068,440 people. The surname Lazarevic occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Lazarevic reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 45 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Lazarevic is most widely held in Austria, where it is carried by 593 people, or 1 in 14,360. In Austria Lazarevic is most common in: Vienna, where 70 percent are found, Upper Austria, where 8 percent are found and Styria, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Austria it occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Lazarevic Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lazarevic last name are 11.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.62% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lazarevic earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.25% less than the national average, earning 289,838 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 47.12% more than the national average, earning R 349,620 per year; in United States they earn 5.56% more than the national average, earning $45,547 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.34% more than the national average, earning $49,851 CAD per year.

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