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

Šavelić is found in Kosovo more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Savelić or Savelic. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šavelić? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šavelić is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Šavelić occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šavelić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

The last name Šavelić is most commonly held in Kosovo, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 77,578. In Kosovo it is most frequent in: District of Gjakova, where 92 percent live, District of Mitrovica, where 4 percent live and District of Pristina, where 4 percent live. Apart from Kosovo Šavelić is found in one country. It is also found in Serbia, where 8 percent live.

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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