Šolević Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Šolević Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šolević 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
Serbia481:148,85310,308
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Kosovo21:930,93412,188

The alternate forms: Solević (3) & Solevic (2) are calculated separately.

Šolević Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šolević is carried by more people in Serbia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Solević or Solevic. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šolević? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šolević is the 2,689,253rd most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šolević reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most common in Serbia, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 148,853. In Serbia it is most common in: Jablanica District, where 44 percent live, South Banat District, where 35 percent live and Nišava District, where 15 percent live. Besides Serbia Šolević is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 4 percent live and Kosovo, where 4 percent live.

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
Solević953/
Solevic902/
Šolović8664/
Šelević861/
Šalević861/
Salević7196/
Zulević7175/
Šelović7140/
Šalović7121/
Solović717/
Sulević711/
Soleviz711/
Solevicz6720/
Solevich6711/
Solevitz675/
Saliević675/
Soleviez671/
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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 Šolević
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