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

Krtelj is found in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Krtelj? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Krtelj occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Krtelj live; 90 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 155,480. In Slovenia Krtelj is mostly found in: Gorizia, where 88 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 6 percent are found and Coastal-Karst, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Slovenia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs 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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