Makelja Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Makelja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makelja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia371:114,28717,308
Bosnia and Herzegovina181:196,46711,001
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Makelja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makelja is found most frequently in Croatia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makelja? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,530,696th most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. Makelja is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Makelja live; 97 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 114,287. In Croatia Makelja is primarily found in: Šibenik-Knin County, where 78 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 14 percent are found and Vukovar-Srijem County, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Croatia Makelja exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makilja861/
Makolija801,685/
Makeljić8013/
Makalija801/
Makolijah75158/
Makkaljai752/
Maikeljit751/
Matkailija711/
Makelie711/
Makleza711/
Maklesa711/
Macleja711/
Makkelie6796/
Maikeleo6744/
Makielie6715/
Makelehi672/
Makaliha671/
Maqeleha671/
Makahlia671/
MacElzea671/
MacElsea671/
MacElyea671/
MacKelie671/
MacElsay670/

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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 Makelja
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