Jelcić Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Jelcić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jelcić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia231:183,85222,841
Serbia61:1,190,82529,487
Bosnia and Herzegovina51:707,28014,781
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: Jelčić (1,248), Jelcic (176), Jelčič (42), Jelčic (21) & Jelćič (1) are calculated separately.

Jelcić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jelcić is found most in Croatia. It can also occur as a variant: Jelčić, Jelcic, Jelčič, Jelčic or Jelćič. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelcić? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,323,005th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jelcić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Croatia, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 183,852. In Croatia Jelcić is mostly found in: City of Zagreb, where 48 percent are found, Split-Dalmatia County, where 22 percent are found and Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 13 percent are found. Barring Croatia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 17 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jelčić941,248/
Jelcic94176/
Elcić917/
Jelčič8942/
Jelčic8921/
Jelćič891/
Jelkić83271/
Celcić831/
Jelšić831/
Jelesić77260/
Jelcich7717/
Jelecic771/
Jellkić771/
Elčić73411/
Jelecich712/
Jeleceic711/
Jelchici711/
Zeljić67837/
Geljić67217/
Heljić67184/
Zelčić6776/
Celčić6755/
Jelkic6753/
Elcich6730/
Yelcic6711/
Jelšic676/
Jelsic672/
Zelcic671/
Jelcicova671/

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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 Jelcić
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