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 surname Jelavić occurs more in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Jelavic or Jelavič. For other possible spellings of Jelavić click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jelavić? popularity and diffusion
Jelavić is the 326,995th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 6,415,093 people. Jelavić occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jelavić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
It is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is held by 838 people, or 1 in 5,046. In Croatia it is most numerous in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 41 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 21 percent live and Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Croatia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 25 percent live and Serbia, where 1 percent live.
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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