Geljić Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Geljić Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 161 | 1:26,265 | 5,446 |
| Montenegro | 42 | 1:15,228 | 1,908 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 1:589,400 | 14,340 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
The alternate forms: Geljic (58) are calculated separately.
Geljić Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geljić Come From? nationality or country of origin
Geljić occurs in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Geljic. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Geljić? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,118,459th most common surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. The last name Geljić occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Geljić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
Geljić is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 26,265. In Croatia Geljić is most numerous in: City of Zagreb, where 34 percent live, Vukovar-Srijem County, where 24 percent live and Zagreb County, where 17 percent live. Outside of Croatia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Montenegro, where 19 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geljic | 94 | 58 | / |
| Zeljić | 83 | 837 | / |
| Heljić | 83 | 184 | / |
| Goljić | 83 | 72 | / |
| Giljić | 83 | 59 | / |
| Galjić | 83 | 1 | / |
| Geljid | 83 | 1 | / |
| Đeljić | 83 | 1 | / |
| Geliji | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dželjić | 77 | 32 | / |
| Gheljai | 77 | 10 | / |
| Gheliji | 77 | 3 | / |
| Zeljaić | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iljić | 73 | 442 | / |
| Gelie | 73 | 227 | / |
| Selji | 73 | 27 | / |
| Gelja | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gilji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eljiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Celji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghilji | 67 | 1,193 | / |
| Ilijić | 67 | 857 | / |
| Gelies | 67 | 145 | / |
| Zeljic | 67 | 84 | / |
| Geliet | 67 | 56 | / |
| Jelcić | 67 | 35 | / |
| Giljic | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gelieň | 67 | 20 | / |
| Heljic | 67 | 17 | / |
| Siljić | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gelier | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eljaiz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gelehi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gelija | 67 | 4 | / |
| Seliji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ciljić | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hgelie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eljeiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jelšić | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngelie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geslie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giljai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giljie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeljićová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seljit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geelie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guelie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Celcić | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seljie | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Geljić
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