Špelić Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Špelić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Špelić Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2001:21,1434,399
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Špelič (139), Spelić (5), Špelic (4), Spelic (205) & Spelič (1) are calculated separately.

Špelić Last Name Facts

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

Špelić is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Špelič, Spelić, Špelic, Spelic or Spelič. Click here for further possible spellings of Špelić.

How Common Is The Last Name Špelić? popularity and diffusion

The surname Špelić is the 1,168,344th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. Špelić occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Špelić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Špelić is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is held by 200 people, or 1 in 21,143. In Croatia Špelić is most numerous in: Karlovac County, where 36 percent live, Požega-Slavonia County, where 21 percent live and Zagreb County, where 12 percent live. Excluding Croatia Špelić exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 1 percent live and Serbia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Špelič94139/
Spelić945/
Špelic944/
Spelic89205/
Spelič891/
Špelec675/
Špelicová672/
Spalić671/
Spelich62197/
Spelitz62100/
Spahalić5798/
Spelitsch532/
Chpelitch532/
Speličová531/
Spelicova531/
Spelec5015/
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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 Špelić
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