Erdeljan Surname

257,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Erdeljan Surname User-submission:

The Erdeljan surname means 'one from Erdel, Transilvania'.

Erdeljan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1,4591:4,897616
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Montenegro101:63,9563,729
Croatia71:604,08640,820
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
France41:16,605,680368,153
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England31:18,572,686338,250
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Erdeljan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Erdeljan surname means 'one from Erdel, Transilvania'.

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Erdeljan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Erdeljan is held by more people in Serbia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Erdeljan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 257,425th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,763,102 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Erdeljan are found; 97 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Serbia, where it is held by 1,459 people, or 1 in 4,897. In Serbia it is most numerous in: Belgrade, where 29 percent reside, South Bačka District, where 23 percent reside and Central Banat District, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Serbia Erdeljan occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Montenegro, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ardeljan881,114/
Erdelean88179/
Erdeljon8810/
Erdeljohn823/
Erdelson752/
Erdelyán751/
Ardeleán6370/
Erdélián6320/
Ardeleon632/
Hardeleán591/
Herdleson590/

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