Krželj Surname

640,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Krželj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Krželj Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia4281:9,8801,758
Serbia391:183,20411,620
Bosnia and Herzegovina71:505,20013,972
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Krzelj (54) are calculated separately.

Krželj Last Name Facts

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

Krželj is found in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Krzelj. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Krželj? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 640,141st most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 15,342,202 people. The last name Krželj occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Krželj reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is borne by 428 people, or 1 in 9,880. In Croatia Krželj is most common in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 80 percent reside, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 8 percent reside and City of Zagreb, where 7 percent reside. Beside Croatia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 8 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krzelj9454/
Krcelj8310/
Krceli677/
Krçeli675/
Krzeli671/
Krgeli671/
Kërçeli6256/
Kërceli621/
Krcelich5740/
Krzelest575/
Krchelich5320/
Křehla5032/
Krsile502/
Crzela501/
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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 Krželj
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