Peternelj Surname

353,738th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,029 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Peternelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peternelj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia9781:2,544310
Croatia171:248,74126,882
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Peternelj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peternelj occurs most in Slovenia. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peternelj? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 353,738th most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,082,163 people. Peternelj occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Peternelj live; 97 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Slovenia, where it is carried by 978 people, or 1 in 2,544. In Slovenia Peternelj is mostly found in: Upper Carniola, where 49 percent are found, Gorizia, where 28 percent are found and Central Slovenia, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Slovenia this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 2 percent are found and Argentina, where 1 percent are found.

Peternelj Last Name Statistics demography

Peternelj earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 13.82% more than the national average, earning $56,548 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peternela89145/
Peterneli8924/
Peternely893/
Peternele891/
Pieternela842/
Petornele781/
Peternolli747/
Paternoli6742/
Paternale676/
Paternali671/
Paternolli63311/
Patharnalli504/
Pattarnnali501/

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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 Peternelj
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