Šavelić Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Šavelić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šavelić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo241:77,5784,881
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645

The alternate forms: Savelić (8) & Savelic (1) are calculated separately.

Šavelić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šavelić is most common in Kosovo. It may also be rendered as: Savelić or Savelic. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šavelić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Šavelić is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šavelić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent live in Albano-Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Kosovo, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 77,578. In Kosovo Šavelić is most prevalent in: District of Gjakova, where 92 percent reside, District of Mitrovica, where 4 percent reside and District of Pristina, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Kosovo it exists in one country. It is also common in Serbia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Savelić958/
Šaveljić933/
Švelić9244/
Savelic901/
Saveljić80424/
Šavlik774/
Svelić771/
Saveljjić751/
Saveljiić751/
Šuvalić71499/
Zavalić7147/
Šavelka7120/
Savelki712/
Šafalić712/
Savulić711/
Šavelko711/
Savelik711/
Savelich6786/
Švelc6739/
Saveljic6714/
Savuljić6711/
Saveliuc673/
Živeljić672/
Zabelich53170/
Savelych5330/
Sovelich532/
Zabelitz531/
Savelets531/

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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 Šavelić
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