Pelić Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Pelić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia2031:35,1973,652
Croatia551:76,88413,368
Bosnia and Herzegovina421:84,2007,949
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

The alternate forms: Pelic (325) & Pelič (2) are calculated separately.

Pelić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pelić occurs in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Pelic or Pelič. Click here for further possible spellings of Pelić.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelić? popularity and diffusion

Pelić is the 887,624th most common last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pelić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Pelić is most widespread in Serbia, where it is held by 203 people, or 1 in 35,197. In Serbia it is most common in: Rasina District, where 31 percent are found, Zaječar District, where 18 percent are found and Mačva District, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Serbia it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 18 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelic93325/
Pelič932/
Pehlić911,205/
Peulić911,067/
Pelaić91272/
Pielić9147/
Petlić9136/
Polić803,663/
Pilić801,361/
Peliz801,093/
Peljć801/
Pehlic73299/
Palaić73242/
Pelich73189/
Pelaiz73162/
Pelici73113/
Pahlić7342/
Pelitz7317/
Pelaic7311/
Phelic733/
Peulič732/
Pehlič732/
Peleci731/
Pelits731/
Peleiz731/
Pilgić731/
Peliez731/
Peliche67123/
Petlits6716/
Poelitz6712/
Peilitz679/
Pelitci679/
Petlitz675/
Peulitz671/
Peahlic671/
Paelitz670/

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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 Pelić
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