Strelec Surname

244,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,628 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Strelec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Strelec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia4651:5,3501,075
Croatia2761:15,3213,060
Slovakia2541:21,0103,357
United States2301:1,575,908106,190
Czechia981:108,50517,820
Lithuania581:52,3208,307
Austria381:224,09027,245
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
France81:8,302,840321,660
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
England31:18,572,686338,250
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

The alternate forms: Střelec (394) & Štrelec (2) are calculated separately.

Strelec (15) may also be a first name.

Strelec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Strelec is found in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Střelec or Štrelec. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Strelec? popularity and diffusion

Strelec is the 244,645th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,476,380 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Strelec are found; 46 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 46 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Strelec is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held forename in the world, held by 15 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is borne by 465 people, or 1 in 5,350. In Slovenia Strelec is primarily found in: Drava, where 80 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 14 percent reside and Upper Carniola, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Slovenia Strelec exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 17 percent reside and Slovakia, where 16 percent reside.

Strelec Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Strelec surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Strelec last name are 40.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 87.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Strelec earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.04% more than the national average, earning R 430,212 per year; in United States they earn 11.24% more than the national average, earning $47,997 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.23% less than the national average, earning $49,074 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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