Šuvalija Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Šuvalija Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šuvalija Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1121:31,5754,856
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892

The alternate forms: Suvalija (29) are calculated separately.

Šuvalija Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šuvalija is found most frequently in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can also appear as a variant: Suvalija. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šuvalija? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,596,935th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šuvalija are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 31,575. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Šuvalija is mostly concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent are found. Beside Bosnia and Herzegovina it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 9 percent are found and Croatia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suvalija9629/
Šubatlija8218/
Suvalja801/
Suvaliya7521/
Subalija755/
Zubalija751/
Suvalau673/
Zuwalja671/
Chhuvaliya671/
Suvalai671/

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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 Šuvalija
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