Jerec Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Jerec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jerec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia761:55,64010,530
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Jerec (253) may also be a first name.

Jerec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jerec is more frequently found in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jerec? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,007,164th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Jerec are found; 87 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Jerec is also the 560,146th most common given name on earth. It is borne by 253 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 55,640. In Croatia Jerec is mostly found in: Varaždin County, where 74 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 21 percent live and Istria County, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Croatia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jereck918/
Jeriec912/
Jerecke830/
Jerez8088,119/
Jeres801,461/
Jeric80384/
Gerec80121/
Jirec80120/
Zerec8094/
Jerek8044/
Jereg8030/
Cerec8017/
Yerec8016/
Jeryc8015/
Ereac8013/
Erech8011/
Jereš8010/
Jerex803/
Jerej801/
Jírec801/
Jerreyci771/
Jerich73177/
Djeric73153/
Gerecs73151/
Gerech7388/
Jerick7370/
Gerecz7367/
Serrec7364/
Gereec7355/
Sereck7354/
Djerek7344/
Eresch7330/
Jerych7329/
Jerike7325/
Cereck7323/
Ergech7319/
Jereis7319/
Yereck7315/
Jerzek7315/
Jereke737/
Gereck736/
Jerric736/
Jerycz735/
Jerici734/
Jerrez733/
Jerees732/
Ereich732/
Gierec732/
Seirec732/
Ehrech731/
Jherek731/
Jeresh731/
Jerres731/
Ereech731/
Gerect731/
Yesrec731/
Zereck731/
Jerrek731/
Ceirec731/
Jereas731/
Yergec731/
Zserec731/
Yerech731/
Jeires731/
Errech730/
Erechs730/
Jireck730/
Erek673,609/
Gerecke672,393/
Ereš671,192/
Ereg67935/
Jerrick67579/
Djereke67153/
Jericke67138/
Jiresch6796/
Erreich6729/
Yeretch6728/
Ehreich6724/
Jerisch6724/
Ereş6724/
Serreck6715/
Jereesh678/
Yereich678/
Zerreck677/
Jerique676/
Ijereke674/
Geresch674/
Jerreax674/
Jerreis673/
Yerecke672/
Ziereck672/
Gereich672/
Jehrike672/
Djerich671/
Sehreck671/
Ijerike671/
Iereuck671/
Jeregue671/
Jerzyck671/
Siereck671/
Ergesch671/
Erjc671/
Jeerres670/
Gerreck670/
Jereque670/
Yereick670/

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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 Jerec
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