Pecalj Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

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

Pecalj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pecalj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1621:21,8303,751
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Pecalj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pecalj is found most in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pecalj? popularity and diffusion

Pecalj is the 1,305,105th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Pecalj live; 95 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 162 people, or 1 in 21,830. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Pecalj is most numerous in: Republika Srpska, where 100 percent reside. Beside Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 3 percent reside and Croatia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pesalj8315/
Pecala838/
Pecali835/
Pecale831/
Pescali77166/
Pacalaj77133/
Pecolaj7799/
Pechali7725/
Peciale774/
Paecali773/
Pescale772/
Peckolj771/
Pecales771/
Pecalli771/
Peccala771/
Pecalla771/
Pechaly771/
Pecollaj71206/
Pescalli7154/
Pekcağli718/
Peckally716/
Picaulij713/
Pechaule712/
Pecaulia711/
Peechali711/
Pecaaila711/
Pescales711/
Pechkale711/
Pechaali711/
Pecaulit710/
Pekala672,039/
Pekolj67421/
Pejale67230/
Pikelj67218/
Păcală67180/
Pekali67163/
Pacali67140/
Pekale67100/
Pesale6784/
Pecoli6749/
Picali6744/
Pezale6741/
Pečala6723/
Pacale6722/
Pecola6719/
Pezala6717/
Pocali6716/
Petchalee679/
Pesali677/
Picale677/
Pecole675/
Pakelj672/
Pecatelli672/
Pécala671/
Peachayle671/
Pekaly671/
Peqale671/

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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 Pecalj
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