Picelj Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Picelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Picelj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia301:82,92210,664
Croatia171:248,74126,882
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Picelj Last Name Facts

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

Picelj is more commonly found in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Picelj? popularity and diffusion

The last name Picelj is the 2,776,799th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Picelj are found; 96 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Picelj is most commonly occurring in Slovenia, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 82,922. In Slovenia Picelj is most prevalent in: Southeast Slovenia, where 77 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 13 percent are found and Upper Carniola, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Slovenia Picelj occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 35 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pecelj83472/
Piceli83259/
Pikelj83218/
Picela832/
Picheli77221/
Picceli7782/
Paicely7765/
Pichele7755/
Pisceli775/
Phiceli775/
Picelis774/
Piecele771/
Pickeli771/
Piceles771/
Pickele770/
Piscelia7117/
Pischela7115/
Pitchele713/
Pickeler712/
Pichelet711/
Pickeles711/
Pikeli671,055/
Pezelj67856/
Pikela67250/
Paicheler67129/
Pizeli67102/
Pešalj67102/
Péceli6788/
Picili6785/
Pušelj6781/
Pycela6772/
Pikele6771/
Peceli6768/
Pešelj6757/
Pecela6748/
Pucely6742/
Pizele6732/
Pečilj6730/
Picitelli6728/
Pisele6721/
Peselj6720/
Petelj6718/
Piselé6717/
Pesalj6715/
Pisela679/
Puselj679/
Pišely678/
Picila676/
Pegelj674/
Picicelli674/
Pikely673/
Piseli673/
Pigeli672/
Petilj672/
Pilhøj672/
Pixely672/
Piķele671/
Pisicelli671/
Piselè671/
Pisely671/
Pecilj671/
Pečelj671/
Picily671/
Pijeli671/

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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 Picelj
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