Debelec Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Debelec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Debelec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1011:41,8678,331
Slovenia301:82,92210,664
Turkey201:3,891,07197,520
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Debeleç (2) are calculated separately.

Debelec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Debelec has its highest incidence in Croatia. It may occur as a variant: Debeleç. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Debelec? popularity and diffusion

The surname Debelec is the 1,328,442nd most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Debelec are found; 79 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 78 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 41,867. In Croatia Debelec is mostly concentrated in: Međimurje County, where 79 percent live, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 8 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 5 percent live. Apart from Croatia this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 18 percent live and Turkey, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Debeleç952/
Debeleac9334/
Debeleche882/
Debelek8680/
Debelic8625/
Debeles863/
Debelez861/
Debeleix8034/
Debelich803/
Debileac802/
Debeletz801/
Dabeleck800/
Debelić71368/
Dewelek71281/
Debelis7170/
Dibelek7125/
Divelec7111/
Dibeleg7110/
Dobelek712/
Debelix711/
Debilic711/
Debeljk711/
Debalek711/
Debayles6748/
Dibileac6734/
Debilych6713/
Debeletsova674/
Debelykh673/
Dibeleke672/
Debeluis672/
Deweelek672/
Diebalek671/
Debelihs671/
Dabelick671/
Debilich671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Debelec
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis