Kelić Surname

601,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Kelić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia2301:31,0653,314
Croatia2091:20,2334,174
Bosnia and Herzegovina661:53,5826,481
Kosovo71:265,9818,180
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Kelic (64) & Kelič (5) are calculated separately.

Kelić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kelić is more commonly found in Serbia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Kelic or Kelič. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelić? popularity and diffusion

Kelić is the 601,907th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 14,123,151 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kelić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Serbia, where it is carried by 230 people, or 1 in 31,065. In Serbia Kelić is primarily found in: West Bačka District, where 63 percent are found, South Banat District, where 13 percent are found and Bor District, where 8 percent are found. Not including Serbia Kelić occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 41 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelic9364/
Kelič935/
Kolić802,899/
Kalić801,080/
Celić80497/
Kilić80177/
Keliz8013/
Kelich73255/
Kahlić739/
Kolaić737/
Kelitz736/
Kelits732/
Klehić732/
Kielic731/
Chelić731/
Keilic731/
Keilitz67182/
Keilich67178/
Keliche67137/
Keylich67115/
Kehlitz6730/
Kelaici671/
Keeliez671/
Kielicz671/
Koelitz670/

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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 Kelić
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