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
The surname Zelić is borne by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Zelic, Zelič, Zeliç or Želić. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zelić? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 139,381st most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,272,387 people. Zelić occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zelić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Zelić is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is carried by 1,076 people, or 1 in 3,930. In Croatia Zelić is most numerous in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 19 percent live, Zadar County, where 18 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 16 percent live. Other than Croatia it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 33 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 31 percent live.
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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