Preljić Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Preljić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Preljić Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia131:549,61120,712
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990

The alternate forms: Preljic (1) are calculated separately.

Preljić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Preljić occurs in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Preljic. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Preljić? popularity and diffusion

The last name Preljić is the 4,772,636th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Preljić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Preljić is most prevalent in Serbia, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 549,611. In Serbia Preljić is most frequent in: Zlatibor District, where 85 percent live, Raška District, where 8 percent live and South Bačka District, where 8 percent live. Excluding Serbia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Montenegro, where 12 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preljic951/
Prljić92147/
Prelji921/
Preldžić8033/
Preldzić805/
Prelja773/
Preslie7124/
Prelcic712/
Preliec711/
Prelier711/
Preslier6754/
Preldzic6714/
Prelcich671/
Prilja622/
Preldzhich591/
Prelcec577/
Preslyer531/
Preslyee531/
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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 Preljić
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