Mrkelja Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Mrkelja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
Mrkelja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mrkelja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mrkelja is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mrkelja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Mrkelja occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Mrkelja reside; 57 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 57 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Mrkelja is most common in Croatia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,114,302. In Croatia Mrkelja is most frequent in: Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 100 percent live. Outside of Croatia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.
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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 Mrkelja
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