Jerič Surname

297,114th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Jerič Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jerič Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1,2701:1,959195
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

The alternate forms: Jeric (384) & Jerić (350) are calculated separately.

Jerič Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jerič is found in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Jeric or Jerić. For other potential spellings of Jerič click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jerič? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jerič is the 297,114th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,680,083 people. Jerič occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jerič live; 99 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is carried by 1,270 people, or 1 in 1,959. In Slovenia Jerič is primarily found in: Central Slovenia, where 20 percent are found, Mura, where 16 percent are found and Upper Carniola, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Slovenia Jerič occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 0 percent are found and Czechia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeric93384/
Jerić93350/
Erič8921/
Jeriz80350/
Gerič80265/
Jeričová778/
Jerich73177/
Jergić7390/
Gergič7336/
Jerits7310/
Jerric736/
Jerici734/
Jeritz732/
Jeriec732/
Đjerić731/
Jerrits673/

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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 Jerič
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