Hrelja Surname

412,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Hrelja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hrelja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia5291:7,9941,321
Bosnia and Herzegovina1331:26,5894,303
United States581:6,249,292299,206
France251:2,656,909193,074
Serbia251:285,79814,883
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Slovenia131:191,36015,039
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Hrelja (13) may also be a first name.

Hrelja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hrelja occurs in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hrelja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 412,986th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 8,634,533 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Hrelja live; 83 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 83 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname Hrelja is most numerous in Croatia, where it is carried by 529 people, or 1 in 7,994. In Croatia Hrelja is most frequent in: Istria County, where 63 percent live, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 18 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 5 percent live. Besides Croatia it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Hrelja Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hrelja surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

The amount Hrelja earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 24.54% more than the national average, earning $53,737 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.67% more than the national average, earning $69,888 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Relja91453/
Realja833/
Hrelea832/
Hreljo831/
Reljea830/
Rlja801/
Hreljić7727/
Reljeha775/
Relejia771/
Relea73516/
Ralja7336/
Relji734/
Relza732/
Relca731/
Relsa731/
Rolja731/
Reljić673,196/
Relyea672,430/
Ralija678/
Reljič677/
Relyha673/
Realea673/
Ruelsa672/
Realjo672/
Relzha672/
Retlej671/
Rellsa671/
Reljiæ671/
Riljas671/
Relsah671/
Relcha671/
Releay671/
Rielsa670/
Relgia670/
Reelea670/
Relgea670/
Relzea670/

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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 Hrelja
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