Cilić Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Cilić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cilić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia521:137,4039,829
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Bosnia and Herzegovina61:589,40014,340
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Čilić (845), Cilic (66), Ćilić (9), Ciliç (2) & Ćilič (1) are calculated separately.

Cilić Last Name Facts

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

Cilić is more frequently found in Serbia than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Čilić, Cilic, Ćilić, Ciliç or Ćilič. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cilić? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cilić is the 2,255,512th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Cilić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Serbia, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 137,403. In Serbia it is most numerous in: Rasina District, where 83 percent live, Nišava District, where 13 percent live and Belgrade, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Serbia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 17 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čilić93845/
Cilic9366/
Ćilić939/
Ciliç932/
Ćilič871/
Žilić802,795/
Silić80908/
Gilić80684/
Celić80497/
Zilić80453/
Šilić80287/
Kilić80177/
Ciliz8025/
Cilici7376/
Cilich7334/
Džilić7325/
Chiliz7311/
Zilđić732/
Cileci732/
Cielic731/
Chelić731/
Coilic731/
Csilics6756/
Chilici6747/
Cielici6712/
Cuilici677/
Csilits672/
Schilic672/
Chilich672/
Chilicz671/
Scilici671/
Chilids671/

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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
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  • 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 Cilić
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