Recelj Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Recelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Recelj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia431:57,8538,984
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892

Recelj Last Name Facts

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

Recelj is more frequently found in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Recelj? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,843,861st most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. Recelj occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Recelj are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 57,853. In Slovenia Recelj is mostly concentrated in: Southeast Slovenia, where 95 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 2 percent are found and Drava, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Slovenia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Croatia, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Retelj83222/
Rezelj83109/
Rekelj8342/
Recely8328/
Recela831/
Rešelj831/
Receli831/
Recelis7715/
Receles775/
Recelio774/
Rechele772/
Rezelej771/
Recelia771/
Reicely770/
Receler770/
Reichele716/
Reichely712/
Reiciele711/
Reicheli711/
Recielio711/
Reckeles711/
Rechelis711/
Recheler710/
Regele671,199/
Recile67435/
Resele67137/
Rezeli67110/
Reseli6769/
Rezely6752/
Ricely6727/
Rekela6721/
Rošelj6719/
Rekele6718/
Riceli678/
Rejeli676/
Rezela676/
Reichelis676/
Resely674/
Resela674/
Recila673/
Regeli672/
Rajcheloj671/
Rycela671/
Rekeli671/
Ricele671/
Recili671/
Recitelli671/
Retlej671/

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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 Recelj
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