Krecelj Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

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

Krecelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krecelj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina911:38,8625,476
Austria111:774,13064,097
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Krecelj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Krecelj is more commonly found in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Krecelj? popularity and diffusion

The surname Krecelj is the 1,817,111th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Krecelj are found; 88 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Krecelj is most numerous in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 38,862. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is primarily found in: Republika Srpska, where 100 percent live. Besides Bosnia and Herzegovina Krecelj is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 11 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kregelj868/
Krezelj865/
Krecele861/
Krechely808/
Krecelis803/
Kreckeler7560/
Krechetli751/
Krošelj71437/
Kroselj7179/
Krekelä7131/
Crecela7123/
Crecely7110/
Krekele719/
Krekela714/
Krišelj713/
Kreqeli712/
Križelj711/
Crecele711/
Kricely710/
Kregele710/
Krekeler671,443/
Crescela6799/
Kricheli6782/
Kreseler6726/
Krichely6720/
Kregeler6715/
Crescele671/
Kreisele671/
Krezeler670/
Kreisely670/
Kriesely670/

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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 Krecelj
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