Jelec Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Jelec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jelec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1121:339,36438,722
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Sweden191:518,25037,550
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Bosnia and Herzegovina61:589,40014,340
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
England31:18,572,686338,250
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Jeleč (417) & Jeleć (34) are calculated separately.

Jelec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jelec is held by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Jeleč or Jeleć. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelec? popularity and diffusion

Jelec is the 1,058,336th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,879,432 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Jelec are found; 48 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 48 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

Jelec is most common in Poland, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 339,364. Without taking into account Poland this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Jelec Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Jelec earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 59.33% more than the national average, earning $68,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.95% less than the national average, earning $46,725 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeleč93417/
Jeleć9334/
Jeleac912/
Jelecs911/
Djeleck832/
Jelleck831/
Jelic801,578/
Celec80674/
Jeles80446/
Jelez8088/
Gelec8070/
Jelek8064/
Elech8057/
Yelec8040/
Elgec8010/
Ejlec806/
Jelex803/
Jeleš803/
Jilec801/
Jelej800/
Jellesch771/
Gielec73436/
Jelich73432/
Zelech73262/
Seleck73152/
Jelles73130/
Gelech7398/
Djelic7367/
Jelics7366/
Jehles7324/
Jelicz7322/
Zeleck7321/
Jeletz7315/
Yeleck7311/
Geleck735/
Jeleke734/
Jelici734/
Jeiles734/
Jellez733/
Jhilec733/
Elesch732/
Eleach732/
Jelick732/
Jellic732/
Jileac732/
Sielec732/
Żelech732/
Jelike731/
Jileck731/
Jeliek731/
Jeleeg731/
Ieliec731/
Jeeles731/
Yellec731/
Seleac731/
Ellehc731/
Elhech731/
Ieleck731/
Jieles730/
Yelech730/
Jelleg730/
Jeleckova711/
Elek6711,258/
Jellick67215/
Jellici6791/
Eleš6745/
Eleş6732/
Eleg6727/
Jellich6727/
Zieleck6717/
Gelesch6715/
Ellesch6715/
Gelecke6715/
Geleick6714/
Selesch678/
Jellets675/
Zielech675/
Seileck674/
Jellesø672/
Jelegue672/
Djeleke672/
Jelique672/
Zelekch671/
Jelikhe671/
Hjeleik671/
Elheick671/
Seuleac671/
Zelesch671/
Ijeleke671/
Srzelec671/
Jelitch671/
Zeileck671/
Sieleck670/
Geleich670/
Hielech670/
Sehleck670/
Jellics670/

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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 Jelec
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