Masleša Surname

582,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Masleša Surname User-submission:

The Masleša surname from a combination of Old Turkish and Russian. It means 'consecrated (with oil) ruler' or 'extremely king-like'.

Masleša Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina4561:7,7551,581
Serbia371:193,10711,972
Croatia221:192,20923,417
Slovenia201:124,38412,684
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Maslesa (102) & Mašleša (1) are calculated separately.

Masleša Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Masleša surname from a combination of Old Turkish and Russian. It means 'consecrated (with oil) ruler' or 'extremely king-like'.

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Masleša Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masleša occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Maslesa or Mašleša. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masleša? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 582,776th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 13,545,624 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Masleša are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 456 people, or 1 in 7,755. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is mostly concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 82 percent reside and Republika Srpska, where 18 percent reside. Besides Bosnia and Herzegovina Masleša exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 7 percent reside and Croatia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maslesa95102/
Mašleša951/
Maslaša863/
Masleza862/
Maslexa861/
Malešaj861/
Maslesha802/
Malesa7715,539/
Maleza771,804/
Mališa7751/
Maleßa7731/
Malecha713,323/
Malessa712,162/
Malesza711,345/
Malesha71811/
Malesay7180/
Maletsa7160/
Malleza7158/
Mallesa7130/
Malecza7123/
Malesia7118/
Malezai7114/
Malecia7110/
Malesai715/
Masliza715/
Maleesa714/
Mahlesa713/
Maleasa712/
Maleisa712/
Maslisa712/
Maulesa712/
Malesah712/
Malesja711/
Meslesa711/
Malehsa711/
Maleeza711/
Malezah711/
Malesas711/
Maslosa711/
Maileza711/
Mallesha671,287/
Maslicha67486/
Maleesha67369/
Maleezai6777/
Maleshaj6769/
Mallessa6762/
Malescha6751/
Maletsas6727/
Maleshah6711/
Mallecha6711/
Malechaa6710/
Malessas674/
Malyshea674/
Maleisay673/
Maleysia673/
Maleshai672/
Maleezay672/
Malesapp671/
Maleicha671/
Maleisah671/
Malhecha671/
Mailetsa671/
Mailessa671/
Maleshad671/
Maleszah671/
'Malesia671/
Malehsea671/
Maslisza671/
Maletsha671/
Malesioa671/
MacLessa670/

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