Grlj Surname

924,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Grlj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grlj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2181:11,4112,700
Australia291:930,88655,860
Croatia181:234,92226,068
France91:7,380,302306,885
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Grlj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grlj is more frequently found in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grlj? popularity and diffusion

Grlj is the 924,083rd most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 25,480,930 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Grlj reside; 83 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 83 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Grlj is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is carried by 218 people, or 1 in 11,411. In Slovenia it is most frequent in: Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 58 percent are found, Coastal-Karst, where 33 percent are found and Central Slovenia, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Slovenia it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 10 percent are found and Croatia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grilj89444/
Grlej891/
Grle75137/
Grla752/
Grilc67932/
Grlec6714/
Gërli678/
Grles671/
Grlee671/
Grlha671/
Grlet671/
Grliç671/
Ghrly671/
Grler671/
Grlis671/
Grley670/

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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
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  • 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 Grlj
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