Šiljević Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Šiljević Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 93 | 1:38,026 | 5,406 |
| Serbia | 32 | 1:223,280 | 12,990 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
The alternate forms: Siljevic (14) are calculated separately.
Šiljević Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šiljević Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Šiljević is most common in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may also appear in the variant forms: Siljevic. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šiljević? popularity and diffusion
The last name Šiljević is the 1,558,593rd most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname Šiljević occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šiljević are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
Šiljević is most commonly occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 38,026. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most frequent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 96 percent live and Republika Srpska, where 4 percent live. Excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina Šiljević occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 24 percent live and Croatia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Šilević | 93 | 7 | / |
| Siljevic | 92 | 14 | / |
| Ciljević | 88 | 105 | / |
| Šoljević | 88 | 9 | / |
| Šilović | 80 | 205 | / |
| Šolević | 80 | 52 | / |
| Šalević | 80 | 1 | / |
| Šelević | 80 | 1 | / |
| Suljević | 75 | 1,094 | / |
| Žuljević | 75 | 754 | / |
| Siljevik | 75 | 25 | / |
| Zuljević | 75 | 22 | / |
| Zaljević | 75 | 15 | / |
| Saljević | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ciljevic | 75 | 4 | / |
| Siljevica | 71 | 8 | / |
| Šelihević | 71 | 3 | / |
| Cesljević | 71 | 3 | / |
| Siljevics | 71 | 1 | / |
| Žilović | 67 | 304 | / |
| Šulović | 67 | 188 | / |
| Salević | 67 | 96 | / |
| Zulević | 67 | 75 | / |
| Čilović | 67 | 65 | / |
| Šolović | 67 | 64 | / |
| Silović | 67 | 63 | / |
| Šelović | 67 | 40 | / |
| Cilović | 67 | 39 | / |
| Šalović | 67 | 21 | / |
| Zilović | 67 | 9 | / |
| Žilevič | 67 | 4 | / |
| Solević | 67 | 3 | / |
| Silevič | 67 | 2 | / |
| Šilovič | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zilevic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sulević | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selijevic | 59 | 1 | / |
| Silievich | 59 | 1 | / |
| Selehijevic | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Šiljević
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