Uljević Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Uljević Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uljević Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia611:69,32112,444
Serbia131:549,61120,712
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Uljevic (28) are calculated separately.

Uljević Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uljević is found in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Uljevic. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uljević? popularity and diffusion

The last name Uljević is the 2,152,526th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. Uljević is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Uljević reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 69,321. In Croatia it is primarily found in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 89 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 11 percent live. Outside of Croatia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 17 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uljevic9528/
Huljević936/
Iljević862/
Oljević861/
Ilijević80447/
Holjević80104/
Đoljević8034/
Oljevic711/
Ulcevic711/
Holjevic6759/
Ulyevich674/
Uljewicz671/
Ilijevič671/
Ulievich671/
Holjevicz638/
Gulievicz633/
Gulshevich592/
Olševič571/
Olsevic571/
Olsevics532/
Guliewicz502/

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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 Uljević
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