Šešlija Surname

324,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Šešlija Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šešlija Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina9101:3,886792
Serbia1981:36,0863,738
Kosovo311:60,0604,317
Montenegro61:106,5944,599
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Šeslija (1) & Seslija (78) are calculated separately.

Šešlija Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šešlija occurs more in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Šeslija or Seslija. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šešlija? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 324,225th most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 6,342,512 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šešlija live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 910 people, or 1 in 3,886. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is mostly concentrated in: Republika Srpska, where 62 percent are found, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 38 percent are found and Brčko District, where 0 percent are found. Beside Bosnia and Herzegovina it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 17 percent are found and Kosovo, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šeslija951/
Seslija9078/
Cecelija677/
Cecilija672/
Sesilija671/
Sazlija579/

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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 Šešlija
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