Paljević Surname
Approximately 638 people bear this surname
Paljević Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | 396 | 1:1,615 | 331 |
| Croatia | 119 | 1:35,534 | 7,248 |
| Serbia | 110 | 1:64,954 | 5,932 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13 | 1:272,031 | 12,264 |
The alternate forms: Paljevic (202) & Paljeviç (1) are calculated separately.
Paljević Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paljević Come From? nationality or country of origin
Paljević is held by more people in Montenegro than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Paljevic or Paljeviç. For other possible spellings of Paljević click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paljević? popularity and diffusion
Paljević is the 512,152nd most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 11,422,486 people. The last name Paljević occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Paljević are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most frequently held in Montenegro, where it is held by 396 people, or 1 in 1,615. In Montenegro Paljević is most frequent in: Podgorica Capital City, where 45 percent reside, Ulcinj Municipality, where 31 percent reside and Bar Municipality, where 18 percent reside. Aside from Montenegro this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 19 percent reside and Serbia, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paljevic | 96 | 202 | / |
| Paljeviç | 96 | 1 | / |
| Pauljević | 94 | 73 | / |
| Peljević | 88 | 24 | / |
| Pauljevic | 82 | 38 | / |
| Paljjevic | 82 | 1 | / |
| Palezević | 82 | 1 | / |
| Paljevec | 75 | 1 | / |
| Palyeviç | 75 | 1 | / |
| Palievic | 75 | 1 | / |
| Palievici | 71 | 77 | / |
| Palzevich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palchevich | 67 | 57 | / |
| Paulievich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palzewic | 63 | 3 | / |
| Palcivic | 63 | 1 | / |
| Palzewicz | 59 | 90 | / |
| Palyevets | 59 | 59 | / |
| Palyevych | 59 | 25 | / |
| Palcewicz | 59 | 13 | / |
| Polievits | 59 | 13 | / |
| Paliewicz | 59 | 11 | / |
| Polievich | 59 | 7 | / |
| Palyevyts | 59 | 2 | / |
| Palyevech | 59 | 1 | / |
| Polievici | 59 | 1 | / |
| Palievets | 59 | 1 | / |
| Palchevych | 56 | 36 | / |
| Palchewich | 56 | 9 | / |
| Pauliewicz | 56 | 1 | / |
| Poleshevich | 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
- 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 Paljević
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