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.

Šolević Surname Distribution Map

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 more commonly found in Serbia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Solević or Solevic. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šolević? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,689,253rd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šolević are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Serbia, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 148,853. In Serbia Šolević is primarily concentrated in: Jablanica District, where 44 percent are found, South Banat District, where 35 percent are found and Nišava District, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Serbia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 4 percent are found and Kosovo, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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