Lelić Surname

432,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 796 people bear this surname

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

Lelić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lelić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina4871:7,2621,471
Serbia1301:54,9615,228
Slovenia1301:19,1364,350
Croatia491:86,29814,514

The alternate forms: Lelic (382) & Lelič (21) are calculated separately.

Lelić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lelić occurs more in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Lelic or Lelič. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lelić? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lelić is the 432,326th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 9,155,208 people. The last name Lelić is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Lelić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Lelić is most frequent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 487 people, or 1 in 7,262. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Lelić is mostly found in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 73 percent reside, Republika Srpska, where 23 percent reside and Brčko District, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 16 percent reside and Slovenia, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lelic93382/
Lelič9321/
Lejlić91519/
Lilić802,599/
Lolić801,862/
Leliz8010/
Lejlic7391/
Lelich7388/
Leleci737/
Leleiz733/
Lelits732/
Lelaic731/
Lalaić731/
Leilich67238/
Leilitz671/
Leelich670/

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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 Lelić
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