Šulj Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šulj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šulj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1091:38,7957,795
Serbia201:357,24716,776

The alternate forms: Sulj (14) are calculated separately.

Šulj Last Name Facts

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

Šulj is more commonly found in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Sulj. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šulj? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,581,912th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šulj are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 38,795. In Croatia Šulj is primarily found in: City of Zagreb, where 37 percent are found, Međimurje County, where 32 percent are found and Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 27 percent are found. Barring Croatia it occurs in one country. It is also found in Serbia, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sulj9214/
Šulej89190/
Šulaj89131/
Šulje894/
Šulaja8032/
Šoulej8016/
Šulgaj8013/
Šušelj805/
Šutelj802/
Šulc754,765/
Šula75580/
Zulj75142/
Šule7522/
Šuly7514/
Šuli7513/
Šulý753/
Šutlajz734/
Šuljova731/
Sulaj676,677/
Sulej673,129/
Šuler67596/
Çulaj67287/
Šaula67279/
Šulejová67138/
Šulajová67127/
Šoula6768/
Sulje6763/
Šulla6751/
Šaule6746/
Šuléř6734/
Šauli6720/
Sulij6717/
Šulai6716/
Šuleř6714/
Šoule6713/
Suloj6712/
Šulha678/
Šolaj675/
Šulys675/
Saulj671/
Šulcė671/
Šulie671/
Zuluj671/
Suljd671/

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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 Šulj
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