Jelić Surname
Approximately 14,219 people bear this surname
Jelić Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 7,763 | 1:920 | 132 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,039 | 1:1,164 | 180 |
| Croatia | 2,397 | 1:1,764 | 99 |
| Montenegro | 671 | 1:953 | 172 |
| Slovenia | 310 | 1:8,025 | 1,816 |
| Kosovo | 25 | 1:74,475 | 4,775 |
| North Macedonia | 5 | 1:420,294 | 19,032 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
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
Jelić occurs more in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: 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 numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 512,522 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jelić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 19 people.
The surname is most numerous in Serbia, where it is held by 7,763 people, or 1 in 920. In Serbia it is most numerous in: Belgrade, where 21 percent reside, South Bačka District, where 11 percent reside and Podunavlje District, where 11 percent reside. Other than Serbia it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 21 percent reside and Croatia, where 17 percent reside.
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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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