Ljaljević Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Montenegro
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Ljaljević Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ljaljević Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Montenegro421:15,2281,908
Serbia261:274,80614,599
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Ljaljevic (25) are calculated separately.

Ljaljević Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ljaljević is carried by more people in Montenegro than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Ljaljevic. For other potential spellings of Ljaljević click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ljaljević? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,255,512th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ljaljević reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Ljaljević is most widely held in Montenegro, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 15,228. In Montenegro Ljaljević is most prevalent in: Podgorica Capital City, where 50 percent reside, Bijelo Polje Municipality, where 48 percent reside and Bar Municipality, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Montenegro it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 37 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ljaljevic9625/
Lalević88641/
Ljuljović7830/
Ljalievic781/
Lalović754,192/
Lulević7575/
Lalevic7546/
Lelević7514/
Lilević751/
Liljevik7121/
Ljuljovic674/
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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 Ljaljević
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