Zelić Surname

139,381st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Zelić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1,0761:3,930436
Serbia1,0461:6,831825
Bosnia and Herzegovina9831:3,598724
Slovenia701:35,5386,805
Montenegro171:37,6212,828
Kosovo51:372,3749,323
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080

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 last name Zelić has its highest incidence in Croatia. It may occur in the variant forms: Zelic, Zelič, Zeliç or Želić. For other possible spellings of Zelić click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelić? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zelić is the 139,381st most commonly used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,272,387 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Zelić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Croatia, where it is held by 1,076 people, or 1 in 3,930. In Croatia it is most numerous in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 19 percent reside, Zadar County, where 18 percent reside and City of Zagreb, where 16 percent reside. Barring Croatia this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 33 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 31 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zelic93578/
Zelič93259/
Zeliç932/
Želić932/
Gelić80593/
Celić80497/
Zilić80453/
Selić80432/
Zolić80268/
Zeliz8076/
Zalić806/
Zelićová772/
Zelich73271/
Dželić7365/
Djelić7361/
Zelits7327/
Zeilic7318/
Zelici732/
Zilđić732/
Jelaić732/
Zelicz732/
Zeluiz731/
Zelitz731/
Zelics731/
Zetlitz6765/
Zielich6746/
Zelitch6727/
Zielicz677/
Zeliche674/
Zeilich673/
Zehlich671/

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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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