Jeleč Surname
Approximately 417 people bear this surname
Jeleč Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 236 | 1:17,918 | 3,658 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 176 | 1:20,093 | 3,511 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Jelec (236) & Jeleć (34) are calculated separately.
Jeleč Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jeleč Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jeleč occurs more in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Jelec or Jeleć. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jeleč? popularity and diffusion
It is the 704,927th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 17,476,129 people. The surname Jeleč occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jeleč reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is held by 236 people, or 1 in 17,918. In Croatia Jeleč is primarily found in: Zagreb County, where 38 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 31 percent live and Brod-Posavina County, where 14 percent live. Barring Croatia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 42 percent live and Serbia, where 0 percent live.
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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 Jeleč
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