Brecelj Surname

624,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Brecelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brecelj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia4321:5,7591,196
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Croatia61:704,76744,411
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Brecelj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brecelj is most common in Slovenia. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brecelj? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brecelj is the 624,505th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,842,252 people. The surname Brecelj occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Brecelj reside; 89 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is held by 432 people, or 1 in 5,759. In Slovenia it is most prevalent in: Gorizia, where 52 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 26 percent are found and Drava, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Slovenia this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 2 percent are found and Argentina, where 2 percent are found.

Brecelj Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Brecelj earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 186.8% more than the national average, earning $123,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.96% less than the national average, earning $44,238 CAD per year.

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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 Brecelj
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