Zelić Surname
Approximately 3,207 people bear this surname
Zelić Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 1,076 | 1:3,930 | 436 |
| Serbia | 1,046 | 1:6,831 | 825 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 983 | 1:3,598 | 724 |
| Slovenia | 70 | 1:35,538 | 6,805 |
| Montenegro | 17 | 1:37,621 | 2,828 |
| Kosovo | 5 | 1:372,374 | 9,323 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Zelic (578), Zelič (259), Zeliç (2) & Želić (2) are calculated separately.
Zelić Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zelić Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zelić is more frequently found in Croatia than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Zelic, Zelič, Zeliç or Želić. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zelić? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 139,381st most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,272,387 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zelić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most frequent in Croatia, where it is held by 1,076 people, or 1 in 3,930. In Croatia Zelić is primarily found in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 19 percent are found, Zadar County, where 18 percent are found and City of Zagreb, where 16 percent are found. Not including Croatia this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 33 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 31 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zelic | 93 | 578 | / |
| Zelič | 93 | 259 | / |
| Zeliç | 93 | 2 | / |
| Želić | 93 | 2 | / |
| Gelić | 80 | 593 | / |
| Celić | 80 | 497 | / |
| Zilić | 80 | 453 | / |
| Selić | 80 | 432 | / |
| Zolić | 80 | 268 | / |
| Zeliz | 80 | 76 | / |
| Zalić | 80 | 6 | / |
| Zelićová | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zelich | 73 | 271 | / |
| Dželić | 73 | 65 | / |
| Djelić | 73 | 61 | / |
| Zelits | 73 | 27 | / |
| Zeilic | 73 | 18 | / |
| Zelici | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zilđić | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jelaić | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zelicz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zeluiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zelitz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zelics | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zetlitz | 67 | 65 | / |
| Zielich | 67 | 46 | / |
| Zelitch | 67 | 27 | / |
| Zielicz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zeliche | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zeilich | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zehlich | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Zelić
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