Zaljević Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Zaljević Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 14 | 1:510,353 | 19,964 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
The alternate forms: Zaljevic (10) are calculated separately.
Zaljević Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zaljević Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zaljević is found in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Zaljevic. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zaljević? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zaljević are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Zaljević is most numerous in Serbia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 510,353. In Serbia Zaljević is most prevalent in: Zlatibor District, where 93 percent live and Raška District, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Serbia it is found in one country. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zaljevic | 96 | 10 | / |
| Drzaljević | 89 | 2 | / |
| Saljević | 88 | 7 | / |
| Zalcević | 88 | 1 | / |
| Salijević | 82 | 322 | / |
| Drzaljevic | 78 | 1 | / |
| Šoljević | 75 | 9 | / |
| Saljevic | 75 | 8 | / |
| Saliević | 75 | 5 | / |
| Jalšević | 75 | 4 | / |
| Salijevic | 71 | 150 | / |
| Djoljević | 71 | 16 | / |
| Saljievic | 71 | 5 | / |
| Salijeviç | 71 | 2 | / |
| Salesević | 71 | 2 | / |
| Džoljević | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salijevićová | 70 | 1 | / |
| Salievic | 63 | 11 | / |
| Salyevic | 63 | 1 | / |
| Zalcewicz | 59 | 19 | / |
| Salievich | 59 | 10 | / |
| Salcevičs | 59 | 2 | / |
| Joljevich | 59 | 1 | / |
| Zeljewicz | 59 | 1 | / |
| Shalievich | 56 | 5 | / |
| Zalgiewicz | 56 | 1 | / |
| Zalesiewicz | 53 | 10 | / |
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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 Zaljević
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