Jakeljic Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Jakeljic Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jakeljic Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Jakeljić (64) are calculated separately.

Jakeljic Last Name Facts

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

Jakeljic is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Jakeljić. Click here for other potential spellings of Jakeljic.

How Common Is The Last Name Jakeljic? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jakeljic are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most widespread in Norway, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,571,143. In Norway Jakeljic is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Norway it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 25 percent reside and Germany, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jakeljić9664/
Cakeljic882/
Jakljič8037/
Jaklesick711/
Zaukelies593/
Yaskelchik56119/
Yaskelchyk564/
Sakelschek561/
Sakelšek50274/
Zakelšek50148/
Sakelsek502/

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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 Jakeljic
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