Saveljić Surname
Approximately 424 people bear this surname
Saveljić Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | 215 | 1:2,975 | 618 |
| Serbia | 88 | 1:81,193 | 6,964 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 68 | 1:52,006 | 6,392 |
| Croatia | 28 | 1:151,022 | 20,421 |
| Kosovo | 23 | 1:80,951 | 4,985 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
The alternate forms: Saveljic (14) & Šaveljić (3) are calculated separately.
Saveljić Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saveljić Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saveljić is found in Montenegro more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Saveljic or Šaveljić. For other potential spellings of Saveljić click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saveljić? popularity and diffusion
The surname Saveljić is the 695,980th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 17,187,608 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Saveljić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Saveljić is most commonly held in Montenegro, where it is carried by 215 people, or 1 in 2,975. In Montenegro it is mostly concentrated in: Podgorica Capital City, where 57 percent reside, Danilovgrad Municipality, where 33 percent reside and Bar Municipality, where 5 percent reside. Beside Montenegro it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 21 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saveljic | 96 | 14 | / |
| Šaveljić | 96 | 3 | / |
| Saveljjić | 94 | 1 | / |
| Savelji | 93 | 1 | / |
| Saveljich | 82 | 15 | / |
| Savelie | 80 | 2 | / |
| Joveljić | 75 | 116 | / |
| Savelier | 75 | 77 | / |
| Savellie | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sauvelier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schavelje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sabelie | 67 | 19 | / |
| Zabelji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shabelie | 63 | 5 | / |
| Savelyed | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sawelies | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shovelier | 59 | 12 | / |
| Chavelier | 59 | 5 | / |
| Chauvelie | 59 | 3 | / |
| Schavilje | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chauvelié | 59 | 1 | / |
| Shawellie | 59 | 1 | / |
| Siawellie | 59 | 1 | / |
| Souvelier | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chauvelier | 56 | 322 | / |
| Chavellier | 56 | 2 | / |
| Chavealier | 56 | 1 | / |
| Chauvellier | 53 | 61 | / |
| Savilie | 53 | 1 | / |
| Savilier | 50 | 126 | / |
| Savillie | 50 | 1 | / |
| Sayvilie | 50 | 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
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- 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 Saveljić
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