Zeljaja Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Zeljaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Zeljaja 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
Bosnia and Herzegovina2671:13,2452,561
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Zeljaja Last Name Facts

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

Zeljaja is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zeljaja? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zeljaja is the 940,398th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,120,236 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Zeljaja live; 96 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 267 people, or 1 in 13,245. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most numerous in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 67 percent reside and Republika Srpska, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina Zeljaja exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

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
Zeljaj921/
Zelija7733/
Celjaj7714/
Djeljaj7163/
Zeljaić711/
Zelejha711/
Zilja6728/
Zylja6723/
Zelje671/
Zolihaja671/

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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 Zeljaja
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