Prezelj Surname

426,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 811 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Prezelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prezelj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia7241:3,436550
Croatia451:93,96915,353
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Austria91:946,15970,786
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Preželj (105) are calculated separately.

Prezelj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prezelj is found most frequently in Slovenia. It may also appear in the variant forms: Preželj. For other possible spellings of Prezelj click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prezelj? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 426,196th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 8,985,877 people. Prezelj occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Prezelj reside; 95 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Slovenia, where it is carried by 724 people, or 1 in 3,436. In Slovenia it is primarily found in: Gorizia, where 36 percent live, Upper Carniola, where 28 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 27 percent live. Besides Slovenia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Prezelj Last Name Statistics demography

Prezelj earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preželj95105/
Pregelj86867/
Preselj8666/
Prezely864/
Protzelj801/
Perzeli7183/
Presely7171/
Pregely7131/
Pregeli7120/
Perzely7117/
Presele7111/
Prišelj715/
Prezali714/
Praselj714/
Prazely711/
Precele711/
Precela711/
Prezaly711/
Prizela711/
Priselj711/
Presela710/
Preacely67123/
Pressely6744/
Precelia6715/
Prezzoli6711/
Preseley6711/
Preselia675/
Preziles671/
Precieli671/
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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  • 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 Prezelj
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