Pištoljević Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Pištoljević Surname User-submission:

This name was established in the era of the tribe. A member of a tribe had a nickname pištolj ('gun' in english), after he separated from the tribe he went with his family to Serbia. Their descendants began to call themselves Pištoljević.

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Pištoljević Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia621:115,2418,826
Bosnia and Herzegovina311:114,0778,979
Slovenia61:414,61218,975

The alternate forms: Pistoljević (2) & Pistoljevic (15) are calculated separately.

Pištoljević Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This name was established in the era of the tribe. A member of a tribe had a nickname pištolj ('gun' in english), after he separated from the tribe he went with his family to Serbia. Their descendants began to call themselves Pištoljević. It is believed to originate in Montenegro. Today many Christian families in Serbia have that surname and a few Muslim families in Bosnia (around 20).

- pistoljevic

Pištoljević Last Name Facts

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

Pištoljević is most common in Serbia. It may also occur as: Pistoljević or Pistoljevic. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pištoljević? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,860,621st most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The last name Pištoljević is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pištoljević live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Pištoljević is most widely held in Serbia, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 115,241. In Serbia it is most numerous in: Raška District, where 35 percent live, Pomoravlje District, where 29 percent live and Toplica District, where 19 percent live. Not including Serbia Pištoljević occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 31 percent live and Slovenia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pistoljević972/
Pistoljevic9415/
Pištalović7657/
Pistolović7611/
Postolović67251/
Pistolovic6715/
Pistalović671/
Pičitulović641/
Pastulović57133/
Postolovic5720/

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