Marelja Surname

609,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Marelja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marelja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia3251:13,0112,516
Bosnia and Herzegovina1031:34,3345,116
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Serbia221:324,77015,940
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Marelja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marelja occurs more in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marelja? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 609,110th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,345,563 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Marelja live; 89 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Marelja is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is held by 325 people, or 1 in 13,011. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated in: Brod-Posavina County, where 17 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 14 percent live and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 12 percent live. Not including Croatia Marelja occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 20 percent live and Germany, where 6 percent live.

Marelja Last Name Statistics demography

Marelja earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 21.65% more than the national average, earning $60,441 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marleja861/
Mareljić80180/
Maralija8010/
Marelsha805/
Marlsa771/
Marlza771/
Marelijos751/
Marelie71262/
Marleza7127/
Marilza7117/
Marlesa7114/
Marilea713/
Marlejo711/
Marilía711/
Marilsa711/
Moreljo711/
Marlecha67278/
Moralija6752/
Marlesha6717/
Marlekha676/
Margelie675/
Maralhia671/
Mauriljo671/
Marlessa671/
Marlhcha671/

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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 Marelja
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