Erdelj Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Erdelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erdelj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia931:76,8276,718
Croatia211:201,36224,020
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Erdelj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Erdelj is carried by more people in Serbia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Erdelj? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,658,108th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Erdelj live; 95 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Erdelj is most common in Serbia, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 76,827. In Serbia it is most numerous in: West Bačka District, where 55 percent are found, South Bačka District, where 43 percent are found and Belgrade, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Serbia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 18 percent are found and Italy, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerdelj921/
Gerdelaj863/
Erdely831,120/
Erdeli83628/
Erdlej837/
Erdela837/
Erdele835/
Erdelyi771,793/
Erdelez7790/
Herdeli7744/
Herdela7733/
Erdeily7710/
Erdeler771/
Gerdele771/
Erdeluy771/
Eardely771/
Erdeley771/
Herdelis7153/
Erdelecz7138/
Herdelez7122/
Herdeles7117/
Herdeliz7110/
Jerdelet713/
Herdelet711/
Erdély67280/
Ardeli67211/
Erdali67195/
Erdila67107/
Irdeli6751/
Ordele6736/
Erdéli6730/
Ordeli6724/
Erdile6722/
Erdőhelyi6712/
Erdili6711/
Ardele677/
Érdely671/
Erdèly671/
Erdles671/

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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 Erdelj
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