Delalić Surname

270,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,444 people bear this surname

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

Delalić Surname User-submission:

Delalic or Delalić Balkan surname has Kurd origins. They were Turkish soldiers in period of Ottoman empire in that area. Ending -ić was changed by time as South Slavic people have traditional surnames ending like that.

Delalić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,2231:2,892542
Croatia1161:36,4537,403
Slovenia591:42,1647,543
Serbia391:183,20411,620
Montenegro61:106,5944,599
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990

The alternate forms: Delalic (192) are calculated separately.

Delalić Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Delalic or Delalić Balkan surname has Kurd origins. They were Turkish soldiers in period of Ottoman empire in that area. Ending -ić was changed by time as South Slavic people have traditional surnames ending like that.

- emiricius

Delalić Last Name Facts

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

Delalić is found most in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may appear as a variant: Delalic. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Delalić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 270,160th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,046,777 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Delalić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Delalić is most commonly used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 1,223 people, or 1 in 2,892. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most numerous in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 98 percent live, Brčko District, where 2 percent live and Republika Srpska, where 0 percent live. Beside Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 8 percent live and Slovenia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Delalic95192/
Dulalić861/
Delalicz804/
Delaliqi803/
Delalez7157/
Dulalik7115/
Deleliz713/
Dulalic713/
del Aliaga711/
Delaluc711/
Dlahliq711/
Dalalik711/
Dulhalik6713/
Dalalaki676/
Dlalk671/
Dlaligue671/
del Alca671/
Dljalika671/
Deleillits591/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Delalić
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