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 has its highest incidence in Montenegro. It can appear as: Palevič, Palevic or Paleviç. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Palević? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,001,271st most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 28,578,611 people. The surname Palević is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Palević reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
Palević is most numerous in Montenegro, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 3,297. In Montenegro it is mostly concentrated in: Mojkovac Municipality, where 71 percent live, Ulcinj Municipality, where 25 percent live and Bar Municipality, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Montenegro this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found 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 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis