Zeljić Surname
Approximately 837 people bear this surname
Zeljić Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 557 | 1:12,828 | 1,525 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 247 | 1:14,317 | 2,743 |
| Croatia | 17 | 1:248,741 | 26,882 |
| Slovenia | 15 | 1:165,845 | 14,188 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
The alternate forms: Zeljic (84) are calculated separately.
Zeljić Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zeljić Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zeljić is more commonly found in Serbia than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Zeljic. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zeljić? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 415,769th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 8,706,745 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Zeljić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Serbia, where it is borne by 557 people, or 1 in 12,828. In Serbia Zeljić is most common in: Mačva District, where 43 percent are found, Belgrade, where 26 percent are found and Kolubara District, where 23 percent are found. Outside of Serbia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 30 percent are found and Croatia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zeljic | 94 | 84 | / |
| Zeljaić | 92 | 1 | / |
| Geljić | 83 | 217 | / |
| Zoljić | 83 | 58 | / |
| Čeljić | 83 | 22 | / |
| Zeljićová | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zelihić | 77 | 78 | / |
| Dželjić | 77 | 32 | / |
| Zelaiji | 77 | 4 | / |
| Zildjić | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cesljić | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dzoljić | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zelie | 73 | 299 | / |
| Selji | 73 | 27 | / |
| Celji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zelje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zeliä | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zilji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zeelie | 67 | 3,602 | / |
| Šiljić | 67 | 647 | / |
| Zielie | 67 | 111 | / |
| Zeliha | 67 | 84 | / |
| Giljić | 67 | 59 | / |
| Jelcić | 67 | 35 | / |
| Zelija | 67 | 33 | / |
| Saljić | 67 | 22 | / |
| Žoljić | 67 | 17 | / |
| Siljić | 67 | 11 | / |
| Zelies | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zelier | 67 | 5 | / |
| Seliji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ciljić | 67 | 3 | / |
| Soljić | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zelihi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zelzic | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jelšić | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seljie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Celjic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Celcić | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geljid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seljit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zelihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geliji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zelcic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeilie | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Zeljić
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