Čalija Surname
Approximately 523 people bear this surname
Čalija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 248 | 1:14,260 | 2,727 |
| Serbia | 248 | 1:28,810 | 3,098 |
| Montenegro | 12 | 1:53,297 | 3,355 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Kosovo | 4 | 1:465,467 | 10,032 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Calija (524) & Ćalija (1) are calculated separately.
Čalija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Čalija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Čalija is borne by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Calija or Ćalija. For other possible spellings of Čalija click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Čalija? popularity and diffusion
Čalija is the 595,654th most common last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 13,934,122 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čalija reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most frequently held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 248 people, or 1 in 14,260. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most prevalent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 55 percent reside and Republika Srpska, where 45 percent reside. Without taking into account Bosnia and Herzegovina it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 47 percent reside and Montenegro, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Čalija
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