Jelenić Surname

215,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,906 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Jelenić Surname User-submission:

The meaning of the Jelenić surname is 'a small deer', becouse in Croatian jelen means 'deer', and by adding -ić at the end of word jelen it will have meaning of diminutive.

Jelenić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia9251:7,724917
Croatia7081:5,973835
Montenegro1871:3,420705
Kosovo601:31,0313,071
Slovenia231:108,16011,945
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Jelenic (412) & Jelenič (87) are calculated separately.

Jelenić Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of the Jelenić surname is 'a small deer', becouse in Croatian jelen means 'deer', and by adding -ić at the end of word jelen it will have meaning of diminutive.

- djelenic

Jelenić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jelenić is most common in Serbia. It can also be found as a variant: Jelenic or Jelenič. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelenić? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jelenić is the 215,535th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,823,476 people. The surname Jelenić is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jelenić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Serbia, where it is borne by 925 people, or 1 in 7,724. In Serbia Jelenić is primarily found in: Belgrade, where 20 percent reside, South Bačka District, where 13 percent reside and Raška District, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Serbia this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 37 percent reside and Montenegro, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jelenic95412/
Jelenič9587/
Elenić921/
Jelinić86616/
Selenić86435/
Zelenić8687/
Jelonić863/
Jelenich8032/
Jelenics8028/
Jelenici802/
Elenič772/
Elinić771/
Jellenich7510/
Jellenicz751/
Elenich71296/
Jelinic71104/
Celinić7169/
Yelenic7160/
Jelenec7130/
Helenic7122/
Jelinič7120/
Zelenic7120/
Selinić7111/
Zelenič715/
Jeleničová714/
Jelenitsch712/
Jelaniz711/
Yelenich6784/
Ellenich6766/
Zelenitz6736/
Yellenic6727/
Gelenitš678/
Gelenich677/
Yelenics673/
Celenicz671/
Ielenich671/
Helenich671/
Jellinic671/
Zelenich671/
Hellenic671/

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