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 is held by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Hrelja.

How Common Is The Last Name Hrelja? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 412,986th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 8,634,533 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Hrelja live; 83 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 83 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Hrelja is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 13 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is held by 529 people, or 1 in 7,994. In Croatia Hrelja is most numerous in: Istria County, where 63 percent are found, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 18 percent are found and City of Zagreb, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Croatia Hrelja occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Hrelja Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hrelja surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for 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
  • 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 Hrelja
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