Pešalj Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Pešalj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | 54 | 1:11,844 | 1,660 |
| Serbia | 47 | 1:152,020 | 10,433 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
The alternate forms: Pesalj (15) are calculated separately.
Pešalj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pešalj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pešalj is found most frequently in Montenegro. It may also appear as a variant: Pesalj. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pešalj? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,828,462nd most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pešalj are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Pešalj is most widely held in Montenegro, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 11,844. In Montenegro it is most frequent in: Nikšić Municipality, where 93 percent are found, Bar Municipality, where 6 percent are found and Tivat Municipality, where 2 percent are found. Beside Montenegro this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 46 percent are found and Austria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
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 Pešalj
- 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