Prelec Surname

331,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Prelec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prelec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia6191:6,8311,030
Slovenia3431:7,2531,634
Slovakia581:92,00817,690
Italy281:2,184,16791,195
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England111:5,065,278148,650
Austria91:946,15970,786
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

Prelec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prelec is found in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prelec? popularity and diffusion

It is the 331,780th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,535,916 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Prelec reside; 86 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Prelec is most frequent in Croatia, where it is carried by 619 people, or 1 in 6,831. In Croatia it is most numerous in: Zagreb County, where 55 percent reside, City of Zagreb, where 24 percent reside and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 8 percent reside. Other than Croatia this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 31 percent reside and Slovakia, where 5 percent reside.

Prelec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Prelec are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Prelec earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 68.89% more than the national average, earning $72,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preleci9241/
Prelecz9222/
Preliec921/
Prelic8390/
Preles8325/
Prelez835/
Prelek831/
Prelecová8024/
Prelecova802/
Prelich77191/
Preletz7770/
Prelicz7737/
Prislec7717/
Prelick777/
Prelici774/
Prealez773/
Preslex772/
Preslek772/
Prelics772/
Preales772/
Preiles771/
Preyles771/
Preleczová751/
Preslick714/
Prelić671,265/
Prelis67483/
Preliz6782/
Pryles6770/
Presleigh6756/
Priles6739/
Prelič675/
Prelitsch675/
Prelyk673/
Prelezova673/
Preliq672/
Prelik672/
Prêles671/
Prilek671/

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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 Prelec
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