Makelja Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Makelja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 37 | 1:114,287 | 17,308 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18 | 1:196,467 | 11,001 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makilja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makolija | 80 | 1,685 | / |
| Makeljić | 80 | 13 | / |
| Makalija | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makolijah | 75 | 158 | / |
| Makkaljai | 75 | 2 | / |
| Maikeljit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matkailija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makelie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makleza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maklesa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macleja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makkelie | 67 | 96 | / |
| Maikeleo | 67 | 44 | / |
| Makielie | 67 | 15 | / |
| Makelehi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Makaliha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maqeleha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makahlia | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacElzea | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacElsea | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacElyea | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacKelie | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacElsay | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Makelja
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