Šešelja Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šešelja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šešelja 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
Croatia1001:42,2868,393
Serbia91:793,88326,061

The alternate forms: Seselja (333) are calculated separately.

Šešelja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šešelja occurs more in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Seselja. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šešelja? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,755,741st most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. Šešelja occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šešelja reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Šešelja is most common in Croatia, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 42,286. In Croatia it is mostly found in: Zadar County, where 97 percent reside, Istria County, where 2 percent reside and City of Zagreb, where 1 percent reside. Besides Croatia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Serbia, where 8 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
Seselja90333/
Šetelja861/
Šešel832/
Šešula772/
Cecelja71217/
Sešel67223/
Šušel6783/
Šušla6761/
Češla679/
Šašel679/
Cecelija677/
Šilja671/
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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 Šešelja
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