Želimir Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Želimir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Želimir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Zelimir (28) are calculated separately.

Želimir (4,162) may also be a first name.

Želimir Last Name Facts

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

Želimir has its highest incidence in Croatia. It may also be found as: Zelimir. Click here for other possible spellings of Želimir.

How Common Is The Last Name Želimir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Želimir occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Želimir are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Želimir is also the 107,653rd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 4,162 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 1,057,151. In Croatia it is mostly found in: City of Zagreb, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Croatia Želimir exists in one country. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 20 percent reside.

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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 Želimir
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