Sešelj Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Sešelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sešelj 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
Slovenia381:65,4659,549
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Šešelj (177) & Seselj (41) are calculated separately.

Sešelj Last Name Facts

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

Sešelj is more commonly found in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Šešelj or Seselj. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sešelj.

How Common Is The Last Name Sešelj? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sešelj is the 3,141,416th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sešelj are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Slovenia, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 65,465. In Slovenia Sešelj is primarily found in: Carinthia, where 53 percent live, Drava, where 39 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 3 percent live. Beside Slovenia Sešelj exists in one country. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 3 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
Šešelj94177/
Seselj9441/
Gešelj8314/
Shelj732/
Sesele671,046/
Seseli67459/
Sesela67202/
Zezelj6777/
Jecelj6729/
Sesely6723/
Geselj679/
Sezele676/
Cecelj674/
Sezely674/
Sezeli673/
Setlej671/
Secela671/
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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 Sešelj
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