Kegelj Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kegelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kegelj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina661:53,5826,481
Croatia171:248,74126,882
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336

Kegelj Last Name Facts

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

Kegelj occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kegelj? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kegelj is the 1,907,068th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Kegelj reside; 89 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 53,582. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Kegelj is most numerous in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent reside. Beside Bosnia and Herzegovina Kegelj exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kegelij921/
Kegalj83320/
Kegele83154/
Kecelj8363/
Keselj8342/
Kezelj8312/
Kogelj831/
Kegely831/
Kegeli831/
Kegela831/
Kaegele77267/
Kegeles7794/
Kegeler7762/
Koegele7744/
Kiegele7724/
Keguele7713/
Kegailj773/
Kiegela772/
Keigely772/
Keguely771/
Kegueli771/
Keugele770/
Kegelis770/
Khengele7166/
Keygeler716/
Keigehly711/
Kezele671,108/
Kagele67286/
Keseli67200/
Keceli67195/
Kezeli67132/
Kegles67129/
Keselý67109/
Cigelj67100/
Kigele6781/
Kegale6777/
Kesele6759/
Kögele6730/
Kigela6728/
Kejele6728/
Kogele6721/
Kiselj6720/
Kegali6716/
Kejeli6713/
Kecely6712/
Kageli6710/
Kezely677/
Kegoli675/
Kogeli672/
Kogolj671/
Cegely671/
Kegole671/
Cegele671/
Cagelj671/
Keglex671/
Kecele671/
Kezela671/
Kagely670/

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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 Kegelj
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