Šiljeg Surname
Approximately 700 people bear this surname
Šiljeg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 345 | 1:12,257 | 2,321 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 330 | 1:10,716 | 2,134 |
| Slovenia | 21 | 1:118,461 | 12,441 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
The alternate forms: Siljeg (70) are calculated separately.
Šiljeg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šiljeg Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Šiljeg is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Siljeg. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šiljeg? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 477,400th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 10,410,780 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šiljeg are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is borne by 345 people, or 1 in 12,257. In Croatia it is most common in: Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 55 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 20 percent live and Split-Dalmatia County, where 8 percent live. Apart from Croatia Šiljeg exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 47 percent live and Slovenia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siljeg | 94 | 70 | / |
| Šiljug | 83 | 34 | / |
| Šiljegová | 80 | 3 | / |
| Šeljega | 77 | 2 | / |
| Šilec | 73 | 302 | / |
| Čileg | 73 | 47 | / |
| Cileg | 73 | 5 | / |
| Šilek | 73 | 5 | / |
| Šeleg | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sileg | 73 | 2 | / |
| Šiljak | 67 | 1,143 | / |
| Šiljić | 67 | 647 | / |
| Silega | 67 | 287 | / |
| Zaileg | 67 | 106 | / |
| Šuljug | 67 | 73 | / |
| Šiljac | 67 | 29 | / |
| Silleg | 67 | 13 | / |
| Šeljug | 67 | 8 | / |
| Šuljek | 67 | 8 | / |
| Šiliga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Silego | 67 | 4 | / |
| Siileg | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cilleg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Šoljga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silegu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xilego | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zialeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saileg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Čilleg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šialek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šeljag | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šiljka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cilega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zilego | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seileg | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Šiljeg
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