Palević Surname
Approximately 255 people bear this surname
Palević Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | 194 | 1:3,297 | 677 |
| Serbia | 54 | 1:132,314 | 9,600 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
The alternate forms: Palevič (239), Palevic (95) & Paleviç (1) are calculated separately.
Palević Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palević Come From? nationality or country of origin
Palević is found most frequently in Montenegro. It can occur in the variant forms: Palevič, Palevic or Paleviç. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Palević? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,001,271st most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,578,611 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Palević are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Palević is most commonly used in Montenegro, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 3,297. In Montenegro Palević is primarily found in: Mojkovac Municipality, where 71 percent live, Ulcinj Municipality, where 25 percent live and Bar Municipality, where 2 percent live. Excluding Montenegro this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 21 percent live and Slovenia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palevič | 95 | 239 | / |
| Palevic | 95 | 95 | / |
| Paleviç | 95 | 1 | / |
| Pelević | 86 | 304 | / |
| Palevich | 80 | 539 | / |
| Paulović | 80 | 183 | / |
| Patlevič | 80 | 58 | / |
| Palevitz | 80 | 36 | / |
| Palevics | 80 | 7 | / |
| Paulevic | 80 | 5 | / |
| Palevicz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Palejvic | 80 | 1 | / |
| Palievic | 80 | 1 | / |
| Palevici | 80 | 1 | / |
| Paulevici | 75 | 52 | / |
| Paulevich | 75 | 1 | / |
| Polović | 71 | 293 | / |
| Palovič | 71 | 209 | / |
| Pelović | 71 | 16 | / |
| Polevič | 71 | 3 | / |
| Polevic | 71 | 2 | / |
| Palevičová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palewicz | 67 | 618 | / |
| Paulovič | 67 | 546 | / |
| Polevich | 67 | 357 | / |
| Palevych | 67 | 86 | / |
| Palovits | 67 | 46 | / |
| Palavitz | 67 | 45 | / |
| Palovitz | 67 | 16 | / |
| Palewich | 67 | 4 | / |
| Palewitz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Palavits | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palyovič | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palivich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poleyvic | 67 | 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
- 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 Palević
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