Žugelj Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Žugelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Žugelj 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
Slovenia3181:7,8231,759
Croatia301:140,95319,667

The alternate forms: Zugelj (6) are calculated separately.

Žugelj Last Name Facts

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

Žugelj is most common in Slovenia. It can also be found in the variant forms: Zugelj. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Žugelj? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 804,502nd most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 20,941,224 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žugelj reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Žugelj is most frequent in Slovenia, where it is carried by 318 people, or 1 in 7,823. In Slovenia it is mostly concentrated in: Southeast Slovenia, where 52 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 24 percent live and Upper Carniola, where 6 percent live. Aside from Slovenia Žugelj exists in one country. It also occurs in Croatia, where 9 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
Zugelj946/
Cugelj83159/
Žuželj8316/
Žugalj833/
Jugele67217/
Jugeli6751/
Cuzelj6730/
Sugeli6716/
Suselj6711/
Cugely671/
Jugelé671/
Zuzelj671/
Zugela671/
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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 Žugelj
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