Orelj Surname
Approximately 656 people bear this surname
Orelj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 517 | 1:13,820 | 1,643 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 61 | 1:57,974 | 6,744 |
| Croatia | 47 | 1:89,970 | 14,942 |
| Montenegro | 8 | 1:79,946 | 4,069 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Orelj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orelj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Orelj is carried by more people in Serbia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Orelj.
How Common Is The Last Name Orelj? popularity and diffusion
Orelj is the 501,369th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 11,109,064 people. Orelj is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Orelj reside; 97 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most widespread in Serbia, where it is borne by 517 people, or 1 in 13,820. In Serbia it is mostly concentrated in: South Bačka District, where 22 percent are found, West Bačka District, where 21 percent are found and Srem District, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Serbia this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 9 percent are found and Croatia, where 7 percent are found.
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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 Orelj
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