Jelavić Surname
Approximately 1,136 people bear this surname
Jelavić Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 838 | 1:5,046 | 645 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 281 | 1:12,585 | 2,457 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
The alternate forms: Jelavic (100) & Jelavič (6) are calculated separately.
Jelavić Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jelavić Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jelavić occurs most in Croatia. It can also occur as a variant: Jelavic or Jelavič. For other potential spellings of Jelavić click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jelavić? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 326,995th most common family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,415,093 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jelavić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most common in Croatia, where it is held by 838 people, or 1 in 5,046. In Croatia Jelavić is primarily concentrated in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 41 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 21 percent are found and Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Croatia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 25 percent are found and Serbia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jelavic | 95 | 100 | / |
| Jelavič | 95 | 6 | / |
| Jelović | 86 | 400 | / |
| Selavić | 86 | 10 | / |
| Jelević | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jelavich | 80 | 101 | / |
| Djelović | 80 | 49 | / |
| Jelovic | 71 | 140 | / |
| Selović | 71 | 84 | / |
| Zelović | 71 | 69 | / |
| Jelovič | 71 | 6 | / |
| Celović | 71 | 6 | / |
| Elavich | 71 | 3 | / |
| Yelavic | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sajlović | 67 | 312 | / |
| Yelavich | 67 | 279 | / |
| Jelovich | 67 | 82 | / |
| Djilović | 67 | 44 | / |
| Ellavich | 67 | 21 | / |
| Jailović | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gelavich | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jelloviç | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jellovic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scelović | 67 | 1 | / |
| Helavich | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Jelavić
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