Jelenič Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Jelenič Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jelenič Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia691:36,0536,874
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997

The alternate forms: Jelenić (1,906) & Jelenic (412) are calculated separately.

Jelenič Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jelenič is carried by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Jelenić or Jelenic. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelenič? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,007,164th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jelenič are found; 95 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 36,053. In Slovenia it is primarily found in: Southeast Slovenia, where 39 percent are found, Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 32 percent are found and Central Slovenia, where 13 percent are found. Not including Slovenia Jelenič occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 13 percent are found and Czechia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jelenić951,906/
Jelenic95412/
Elenič922/
Jelinič8620/
Zelenič865/
Jeleničová824/
Jelenich8032/
Jelenics8028/
Jelenici802/
Elenić771/
Jellenich7510/
Jellenicz751/
Jelinić71616/
Selenić71435/
Elenich71296/
Jelinic71104/
Zelenić7187/
Yelenic7160/
Jelenec7130/
Helenic7122/
Zelenic7120/
Zelenij717/
Zeleneč716/
Zelenis713/
Jelonić713/
Jelenitsch712/
Jelaniz711/
Gelenis711/
Jilenic711/
Yelenich6784/
Ellenich6766/
Zelenitz6736/
Yellenic6727/
Gelenitš678/
Gelenich677/
Yelenics673/
Celenicz671/
Hellenic671/
Ielenich671/
Helenich671/
Zelenish671/
Gelenuis671/
Jellinic671/
Zelenich671/

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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 Jelenič
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