Strelca Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Strelca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Strelca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia1291:15,8922,362
Albania81:364,25716,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

Strelca Last Name Facts

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

The last name Strelca is found most frequently in Latvia. It may appear in the variant forms: Streļča. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Strelca? popularity and diffusion

The last name Strelca is the 1,497,948th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname Strelca occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Strelca reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 92 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Latvia, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 15,892. In Latvia Strelca is primarily found in: Latgale, where 54 percent live, Riga Planning Region, where 35 percent live and Semigallia, where 8 percent live. Aside from Latvia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 6 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Strelcas931/
Streļča901/
Strelka86813/
Strelco8612/
Strelce863/
Strzelka80119/
Strellci8070/
Sztrelka802/
Strehlka801/
Strzelcki7514/
Streltsoa753/
Strelko71602/
Střelka71150/
Strilka71124/
Strelke7172/
Strelki7112/
Strylka712/
Strilco711/
Strehlke67551/
Sztrelkó6721/
Sztrelko676/
Stroelke674/
Strelkou671/
Strzełka671/
Strlecki671/
Streltso671/
Strelkoo671/
Strelkie670/
Streltses638/
Strehlkie634/
Strzlecki631/
Stroehlke631/
Stroehlki630/
Strylko57130/
Střílka5799/
Střilka5776/
Strilko5759/
Strełko5717/
Strilky572/
Strölke571/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Strelca
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