Maljević Surname
Approximately 295 people bear this surname
Maljević Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | 117 | 1:5,466 | 1,011 |
| Serbia | 87 | 1:82,126 | 7,026 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 79 | 1:44,765 | 5,908 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
The alternate forms: Maljevic (48) are calculated separately.
Maljević Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maljević Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maljević is found most in Montenegro. It may occur as a variant: Maljevic. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maljević? popularity and diffusion
It is the 904,049th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 24,703,545 people. Maljević occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Maljević are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most frequently held in Montenegro, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 5,466. In Montenegro it is primarily concentrated in: Bar Municipality, where 65 percent reside, Podgorica Capital City, where 18 percent reside and Gusinje Municipality, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Montenegro Maljević occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 29 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 27 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maljevic | 96 | 48 | / |
| Malijević | 94 | 203 | / |
| Mateljević | 89 | 3 | / |
| Moljević | 88 | 62 | / |
| Malcević | 88 | 2 | / |
| Malesević | 82 | 70 | / |
| Maljeviec | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mahaljevic | 78 | 1 | / |
| Maljevec | 75 | 35 | / |
| Malcevic | 75 | 11 | / |
| Moljevic | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malyevic | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malesevic | 71 | 411 | / |
| Malcevicz | 71 | 5 | / |
| Malyevich | 71 | 4 | / |
| Malcevich | 71 | 2 | / |
| Malievich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malesevič | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malesivic | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malesevich | 67 | 94 | / |
| Malshevich | 67 | 13 | / |
| Malesevits | 67 | 9 | / |
| Malchevici | 67 | 2 | / |
| Malkhevich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maleshevitz | 63 | 7 | / |
| Maleshevich | 63 | 5 | / |
| Maslijewicz | 63 | 4 | / |
| Malcewicz | 59 | 43 | / |
| Malyevych | 59 | 9 | / |
| Maliewicz | 59 | 2 | / |
| Malesewic | 59 | 1 | / |
| Maliewiez | 59 | 1 | / |
| Molesevich | 56 | 57 | / |
| Malsiewicz | 56 | 1 | / |
| Maleszewicz | 53 | 3 | / |
| Maleshevych | 53 | 2 | / |
| Malesiewicz | 53 | 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 Maljević
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