Murgelj Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Murgelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murgelj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2051:12,1352,900
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Panama11:3,912,25817,195

Murgelj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murgelj is found most frequently in Slovenia. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Murgelj click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murgelj? popularity and diffusion

The last name Murgelj is the 1,140,742nd most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. The last name Murgelj occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Murgelj are found; 97 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Murgelj is most frequently used in Slovenia, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 12,135. In Slovenia it is primarily found in: Southeast Slovenia, where 54 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 20 percent live and Savinja, where 12 percent live. Excluding Slovenia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 1 percent live and Argentina, where 0 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
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  • 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 Murgelj
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