Erčulj Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Erčulj Surname User-submission:

When the Turks invaded Slovenia Erčulj meant 'good soldier'.

Erčulj Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2411:10,3222,437
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892

The alternate forms: Erculj (36) are calculated separately.

Erčulj Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

When the Turks invaded Slovenia Erčulj meant 'good soldier'.

- erculj
DNA test information

Erčulj Last Name Facts

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

Erčulj occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Erculj. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erčulj? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,028,911th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 29,745,085 people. The surname Erčulj occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Erčulj live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Erčulj is most frequently used in Slovenia, where it is borne by 241 people, or 1 in 10,322. In Slovenia Erčulj is mostly concentrated in: Central Slovenia, where 93 percent are found, Southeast Slovenia, where 5 percent are found and Upper Carniola, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Slovenia Erčulj exists in one country. It is also common in Croatia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erculj9436/
Ercule6713/
Erculi6711/
Hercule62920/
Hercula6267/
Erculei6241/
Herculi6224/
Erculha6214/
Erzulie623/
Ercuili621/
Herculea5774/
Gerczuly574/
Herculia571/
Herculli571/
Ercole503,707/
Erzili502/
Arzuli501/
Ircula501/
Ercola501/
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  • 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Erčulj
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