Orlović Surname

138,321st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Orlović Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orlović Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1,7011:4,200525
Croatia6971:6,067848
Kosovo4201:4,433740
Bosnia and Herzegovina3561:9,9341,998
Montenegro291:22,0542,250
Slovenia281:88,84611,009
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Orlovic (285) & Orlovič (30) are calculated separately.

Orlović Last Name Facts

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

Orlović is found in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Orlovic or Orlovič. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orlović? popularity and diffusion

The surname Orlović is the 138,321st most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,252,719 people. The surname Orlović occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Orlović live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Serbia, where it is borne by 1,701 people, or 1 in 4,200. In Serbia Orlović is most frequent in: Belgrade, where 31 percent live, South Bačka District, where 14 percent live and Šumadija District, where 12 percent live. Outside of Serbia this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 22 percent live and Kosovo, where 13 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Orlović
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