Pecelj Surname

642,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 472 people bear this surname

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

Pecelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pecelj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina2041:17,3353,180
Serbia1861:38,4143,961
Slovenia171:146,33413,558
Montenegro131:49,1973,233
Kosovo111:169,2616,833
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Croatia81:528,57638,675
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Pečelj (1) are calculated separately.

Pecelj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pecelj is held by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Pečelj. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pecelj? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pecelj is the 642,991st most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 15,439,716 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Pecelj reside; 93 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Pecelj is most commonly occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 17,335. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most common in: Republika Srpska, where 98 percent reside and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 2 percent reside. Other than Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 39 percent reside and Slovenia, where 4 percent reside.

Pecelj Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pecelj earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1330.27% more than the national average, earning R 3,398,860 per year and in United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pečelj941/
Pezelj83856/
Peceli8368/
Pešelj8357/
Picelj8349/
Pecela8348/
Peselj8320/
Petelj8318/
Pegelj834/
Pecilj831/
Peczeli7743/
Peczela7733/
Pecelis7717/
Pecseli777/
Peczely775/
Pechele772/
Peccele771/
Peucele771/
Poceluj771/
Piecele771/
Peckela771/
Peacely771/
Peckelis7113/
Pecheles717/
Peaceley711/
Pekele672,175/
Pecile67917/
Piceli67259/
Pikelj67218/
Pesela67182/
Pezely67139/
Pešalj67102/
Péceli6788/
Pycela6772/
Pekeli6772/
Pekela6770/
Pecila6766/
Pesele6734/
Pečilj6730/
Pescheleu6729/
Peseli6727/
Pesely6725/
Pezeli6723/
Pesalj6715/
Pecili6714/
Pejeli6712/
Petczelis678/
Pegele676/
Peçeli674/
Petilj672/
Picela672/
Pezela672/
Pecilă672/
Pegely671/
Poceli671/

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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 Pecelj
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