Šešelj Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šešelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šešelj 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
Croatia1021:41,4578,263
Bosnia and Herzegovina641:55,2566,581
Serbia111:649,54122,440

The alternate forms: Sešelj (39) & Seselj (41) are calculated separately.

Šešelj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šešelj has its highest incidence in Croatia. It may also occur as: Sešelj or Seselj. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šešelj? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,286,243rd most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. Šešelj occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šešelj live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 41,457. In Croatia Šešelj is primarily found in: Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 82 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 11 percent are found and Istria County, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Croatia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 36 percent are found and Serbia, where 6 percent are found.

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
Sešelj9439/
Seselj8941/
Šušelj835/
Češelj834/
Žeželj671,925/
Sušelj67110/
Zezelj6777/
Šišulj6729/
Cecelj674/
Cizelj50170/
Žuželj5016/
Suselj5011/
Zuzelj501/
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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 Šešelj
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