Pištoljević Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnamePištoljević Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 62 | 1:115,241 | 8,826 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31 | 1:114,077 | 8,979 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
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).
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pistoljević | 97 | 2 | / |
| Pistoljevic | 94 | 15 | / |
| Pištalović | 76 | 57 | / |
| Pistolović | 76 | 11 | / |
| Postolović | 67 | 251 | / |
| Pistolovic | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pistalović | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pičitulović | 64 | 1 | / |
| Pastulović | 57 | 133 | / |
| Postolovic | 57 | 20 | / |
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