Pavlija Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Pavlija Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pavlija Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia281:88,84611,009
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

Pavlija (230) may also be a first name.

Pavlija Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pavlija occurs in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pavlija? popularity and diffusion

Pavlija is the 3,543,123rd most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pavlija live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Pavlija is also the 591,855th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 230 people.

The surname Pavlija is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 88,846. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Coastal-Karst, where 50 percent are found, Drava, where 25 percent are found and Lower Sava, where 25 percent are found. Other than Slovenia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 6 percent are found and North Macedonia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pavlij9213/
Pavlica863,224/
Pavliha86130/
Pavlisa864/
Pavliya862/
Pawlija861/
Pavlikha8015/
Pavlijić803/
Pavlicha801/
Pavlei77125/
Pavlea7754/
Pavloa7716/
Pavlie774/
Pavloj772/
Pawlij771/
Pavlau771/
Pavlej771/
Pavloi771/
Pawlica711,900/
Pavlesa71114/
Pavlyha71100/
Pavleas7162/
Pawlisa7146/
Pavlico7136/
Pavleje7131/
Pavleža7122/
Pavleha7115/
Pawliza717/
Pavlaud713/
Pavliić712/
Pavluha711/
Pabliya711/
Pavloić711/
Pavleza711/
Povlica711/
Pavliiy711/
Pavlier711/
Pavlaha711/
Pawlicha67150/
Pavlykha67117/
Pavlecha671/
Pavloits671/
Pavloich671/

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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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  • 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 Pavlija
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