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

The last name Želimir is found in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Zelimir. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Želimir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Želimir reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 107,653rd most widespread forename world-wide, held by 4,162 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,057,151. In Croatia Želimir is mostly concentrated in: City of Zagreb, where 100 percent live. Apart from Croatia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 20 percent live.

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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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