Pregelj Surname

404,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Pregelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pregelj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia6751:3,685611
Argentina611:700,71248,077
Croatia541:78,30713,553
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Bosnia and Herzegovina121:294,70012,460
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
England11:55,718,059489,080
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Pregelj Last Name Facts

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

Pregelj is more commonly found in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pregelj? popularity and diffusion

Pregelj is the 404,308th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,405,474 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Pregelj live; 86 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Pregelj is most frequently used in Slovenia, where it is borne by 675 people, or 1 in 3,685. In Slovenia it is primarily concentrated in: Gorizia, where 64 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 21 percent live and Coastal-Karst, where 8 percent live. Outside of Slovenia this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 7 percent live and Croatia, where 6 percent live.

Pregelj Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pregelj earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.37% less than the national average, earning $41,548 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prezelj86811/
Preglej86330/
Preželj86105/
Preselj8666/
Pregely8631/
Pregeli8620/
Pregelli807/
Pregeela801/
Pregeltc801/
Pirengeli752/
Predgelis751/
Pyrgeli7132/
Presele7111/
Pergely718/
Prezely714/
Prageli713/
Priselj711/
Precele711/
Preacely67123/
Pyrgelis6750/
Pergelis6732/
Preseley6711/
Pirgelis673/
Progelea671/
Pergeles671/
Preseler671/
Perseela671/

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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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  • 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 Pregelj
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