Jelić Surname

37,079th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Jelić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jelić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia7,7631:920132
Bosnia and Herzegovina3,0391:1,164180
Croatia2,3971:1,76499
Montenegro6711:953172
Slovenia3101:8,0251,816
Kosovo251:74,4754,775
North Macedonia51:420,29419,032
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Jelic (1,578) & Jelič (58) are calculated separately.

Jelić (19) may also be a first name.

Jelić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jelić is found in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Jelic or Jelič. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelić? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 37,079th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 512,522 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jelić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used given name at a global level. It is borne by 19 people.

The last name Jelić is most frequently used in Serbia, where it is held by 7,763 people, or 1 in 920. In Serbia Jelić is most numerous in: Belgrade, where 21 percent are found, South Bačka District, where 11 percent are found and Podunavlje District, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Serbia it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 21 percent are found and Croatia, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jelic931,578/
Jelič9358/
Jelaić912/
Elić8977/
Gelić80593/
Jeleć8034/
Ehlić801/
Jeliz801/
Jelićová771/
Jelich73432/
Jelics7366/
Jelicz7322/
Jelici734/
Jellic732/
Jellici6791/
Jellich6727/
Jelitch671/
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
  • 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 Jelić
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