Jelčić Surname

303,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Jelčić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jelčić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia6231:6,7871,020
Bosnia and Herzegovina4391:8,0561,635
Serbia1691:42,2784,285
Slovenia141:177,69114,620
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Jelčič (42), Jelcić (35), Jelčic (21), Jelcic (176) & Jelćič (1) are calculated separately.

Jelčić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jelčić occurs in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Jelčič, Jelcić, Jelčic, Jelcic or Jelćič. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelčić? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 303,787th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,839,380 people. Jelčić occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jelčić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is held by 623 people, or 1 in 6,787. In Croatia Jelčić is most prevalent in: City of Zagreb, where 31 percent are found, Split-Dalmatia County, where 19 percent are found and Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 15 percent are found. Besides Croatia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 35 percent are found and Serbia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jelčič9442/
Jelcić9435/
Jelčic9421/
Elčić91411/
Jelcic89176/
Jelćič891/
Zelčić8376/
Celčić8355/
Jelčicová6710/
Jelcicova531/
Yelcic5011/
Šlezić502/
Zelcic501/

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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 Jelčić
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