Kurelec Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Kurelec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurelec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia261:162,63921,299
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Kurelec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kurelec is more commonly found in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurelec? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kurelec live; 96 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 162,639. In Croatia Kurelec is most prevalent in: City of Zagreb, where 96 percent are found and Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 4 percent are found. Besides Croatia it exists in one country. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurhelec9310/
Kureleac934/
Kurilec86109/
Kurelic8677/
Korelec8664/
Kurylec8638/
Kurelek8622/
Cureleac80131/
Kurelekh8061/
Kurilecz8036/
Kurelich8016/
Kurelets807/
Kurzylec801/
Kurilech801/
Koureleas7532/
Kureleusz756/
Kurelić71183/
Kurilic7139/
Kurylek7125/
Kurelis7123/
Kurełek7121/
Korelic7115/
Kuralic7113/
Kurelik715/
Kirylec715/
Curelic712/
Kuralek712/
Kurelič711/
Kourelegue711/
Korylec711/
Korelek711/
Kurolek711/
Kurilecová711/
Kurilek711/
Kurylets67695/
Kourelis67545/
Kurylekh67235/
Kurilets67181/
Kurylych67142/
Kuralekh67121/
Kurilich67120/
Kurilekh6778/
Curileac6747/
Kurilych6712/
Kurolekh675/
Curelici674/
Korelets673/
Kourilek672/
Kurylicz671/
Korzelek671/
Korelick671/
Kurrelis671/
Curelich670/

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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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  • 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 Kurelec
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