Jeljenić Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Jeljenić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeljenić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Jeljenic (5) are calculated separately.

Jeljenić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jeljenić is more commonly found in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Jeljenic. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeljenić? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jeljenić is the 4,908,606th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Jeljenić is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jeljenić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 281,907. In Croatia it is primarily found in: Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 100 percent live. Aside from Croatia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeljenic965/
Jelenić931,906/
Jelinić80616/
Jelenic80412/
Jelenik80177/
Jelenič8087/
Jelonić803/
Jelenig801/
Jelengai7534/
Jellenik7525/
Jelenick7521/
Jeleniak7518/
Jellenig758/
Jeleniok752/
Jellenki751/
Jelenica751/
Yeljenic751/
Jelenc711,004/
Jelenggai7133/
Jeleng7117/
Jelenečki7110/
Jelenicki716/
Yeljenich711/
Jelnik711/
Jelenk711/
Jellenigg711/
Jellenick710/
Jelenko67688/
Jelenek67382/
Jelenka67114/
Jelinic67104/
Jehleng6793/
Jelenke6785/
Jeleník6741/
Jelenec6730/
Jellenc6727/
Jelenak6727/
Jelinič6720/
Jelenák6719/
Jelnick6714/
Jeljnek6713/
Jelenac6712/
Jolunić6710/
Jaeleng675/
Jelengo673/
Jelueng673/
Jelenck672/
Jelenga672/
Jelienk672/
Jealeng671/
Jelinik671/
Jelenok671/
Jelanic671/
Jilenic671/
Jolenik671/
Jelenkó671/
Jelenuk671/
Jelniek671/
Jelonik671/

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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 Jeljenić
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