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

Grlj occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grlj? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 924,083rd most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 25,480,930 people. Grlj is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Grlj live; 83 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 83 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Grlj is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is carried by 218 people, or 1 in 11,411. In Slovenia Grlj is mostly concentrated in: Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 58 percent reside, Coastal-Karst, where 33 percent reside and Central Slovenia, where 4 percent reside. Besides Slovenia this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 10 percent reside and Croatia, where 6 percent reside.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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
  • 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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