Jeličić Surname

133,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Jeličić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeličić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1,8181:3,930498
Croatia7661:5,520743
Bosnia and Herzegovina4741:7,4611,523
North Macedonia2161:9,7291,603
Slovenia701:35,5386,805
Montenegro121:53,2973,355
Kosovo71:265,9818,180
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Jelicić (61), Jeličič (33), Jelićić (3) & Jelicic (382) are calculated separately.

Jeličić Last Name Facts

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

Jeličić occurs in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Jelicić, Jeličič, Jelićić or Jelicic. Click here to see other potential spellings of Jeličić.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeličić? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 133,767th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,163,118 people. The surname Jeličić occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jeličić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Serbia, where it is held by 1,818 people, or 1 in 3,930. In Serbia it is primarily concentrated in: Belgrade, where 21 percent are found, South Bačka District, where 19 percent are found and Rasina District, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Serbia it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 23 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jelicić9561/
Jeličič9533/
Jelićić953/
Jelicic90382/
Jelisić86381/
Jelišić864/
Jelesić71260/
Jelisic7125/
Zeljčić716/
Jelišic711/
Siličić711/
Jelicich67225/
Jelisitz671/

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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 Jeličić
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