Krtelj Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Krtelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krtelj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia161:155,48013,898
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Krtelj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Krtelj is found most frequently in Slovenia. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Krtelj? popularity and diffusion

The last name Krtelj is the 4,427,875th most frequently held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Krtelj occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Krtelj are found; 90 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Krtelj is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 155,480. In Slovenia Krtelj is most prevalent in: Gorizia, where 88 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 6 percent are found and Coastal-Karst, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Slovenia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 10 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kartelj9211/
Kurtalj7776/
Kardelj778/
Kordelj776/
Kartalj771/
Kurtulaj71347/
Kurtaliaj6730/
Grdelj674/
Gredlj671/
Kurtalaij671/
Krtali671/
Gredelj62786/
Krudulj6275/
Grdelaj6214/
Grudelj622/
Gredilj621/
Kerdulj621/
Khrtale621/
Kërtalli5781/
Grdellaj5740/
Kërtolli575/
Greddelj571/
Grdeljaj571/
Cordelia J501/

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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 Krtelj
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