Prelič Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Prelič Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prelič Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Prelić (1,265) & Prelic (90) are calculated separately.

Prelič Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prelič is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Prelić or Prelic. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prelič? popularity and diffusion

The last name Prelič is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Prelič reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Prelič is most common in Slovenia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 621,919. In Slovenia it is most common in: Drava, where 75 percent are found and Mura, where 25 percent are found. Outside of Slovenia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prelić941,265/
Prelic9490/
Prelis83483/
Preliz8382/
Perlič8324/
Prelich77191/
Preleci7741/
Prelicz7737/
Prelitz7721/
Preilis7714/
Prealis7713/
Prelici774/
Petrlič772/
Prelics772/
Preliec771/
Prelish771/
Prelec671,115/
Prolić67839/
Perlić67601/
Perlic67214/
Prilis6738/
Preles6725/
Pralić6712/
Proliz677/
Prelitsch675/
Prelez675/
Pirlic672/
Przeloirz671/
Prilix671/

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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 Prelič
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