Rujević Surname
Approximately 500 people bear this surname
Rujević Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 299 | 1:23,896 | 2,683 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 191 | 1:18,515 | 3,307 |
| Kosovo | 6 | 1:310,312 | 8,714 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
The alternate forms: Rujevic (49) are calculated separately.
Rujević Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rujević Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rujević is found in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Rujevic. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rujević? popularity and diffusion
It is the 616,129th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 14,575,092 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rujević reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most common in Serbia, where it is borne by 299 people, or 1 in 23,896. In Serbia it is most prevalent in: Zlatibor District, where 34 percent are found, South Bačka District, where 25 percent are found and Belgrade, where 13 percent are found. Other than Serbia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 38 percent are found and Kosovo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rujevic | 95 | 49 | / |
| Ruević | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rajević | 86 | 534 | / |
| Ružević | 86 | 120 | / |
| Rujović | 86 | 102 | / |
| Rojević | 86 | 97 | / |
| Rucević | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ruzević | 86 | 2 | / |
| Rusević | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rajović | 71 | 1,336 | / |
| Rajevic | 71 | 65 | / |
| Rujovic | 71 | 27 | / |
| Rojevic | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ruzevic | 71 | 6 | / |
| Rojović | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rujovič | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rusevič | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruzevich | 67 | 53 | / |
| Rajevich | 67 | 25 | / |
| Rugevich | 67 | 15 | / |
| Rejevich | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ruzevitš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruzevits | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruzevics | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rusevicz | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Rujević
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