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 surname Jelić is carried by more people in Serbia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Jelic or Jelič. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 37,079th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 512,522 people. The surname Jelić is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jelić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 19 people.

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

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
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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 Jelić
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