Raljević Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Raljević Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Raljević Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2691:15,7203,156
Bosnia and Herzegovina641:55,2566,581
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Raljevic (51), Raljevič (1) & Raljévic (1) are calculated separately.

Raljević Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raljević is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Raljevic, Raljevič or Raljévic. Click here for other potential spellings of Raljević.

How Common Is The Last Name Raljević? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 814,680th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 21,308,614 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Raljević reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Croatia, where it is held by 269 people, or 1 in 15,720. In Croatia it is most common in: Zadar County, where 62 percent live, Split-Dalmatia County, where 13 percent live and Požega-Slavonia County, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Croatia it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 19 percent live and Montenegro, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raljevic9651/
Raljevič961/
Raljévic921/
Roljević88105/
Raljivić886/
Raljevich8224/
Roljevic753/
Ralcevici711/
Ralchevich676/
Ralcewicz59175/
Ralcewich597/
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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 Raljević
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