Veselić Surname

403,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Veselić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Veselić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia3731:11,3372,122
Serbia3431:20,8312,376
Bosnia and Herzegovina1101:32,1494,910
Slovenia401:62,1929,312
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Veselič (667) & Veselic (151) are calculated separately.

Veselić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Veselić is most common in Croatia. It may also be found as: Veselič or Veselic. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Veselić? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 403,243rd most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,376,490 people. Veselić is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Veselić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is borne by 373 people, or 1 in 11,337. In Croatia Veselić is primarily concentrated in: City of Zagreb, where 20 percent live, Zagreb County, where 10 percent live and Osijek-Baranja County, where 10 percent live. Not including Croatia this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 39 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veselič95667/
Veselic95151/
Vaselić86155/
Vezelić861/
Veselich80100/
Veselits8056/
Veselicz8043/
Veszelits753/
Vasilić713,810/
Vezilić71158/
Bečelić71118/
Vicelić7174/
Veseličová7122/
Vecelic7115/
Bešelić713/
Becelić713/
Veselicova712/
Vasalić711/
Vezelici675/
Veselets673/
Veselitsová671/
Vezelich671/

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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 Veselić
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