Gerlić Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Gerlić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gerlić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: Gerlic (230) & Gerlič (63) are calculated separately.

Gerlić Last Name Facts

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

Gerlić is found in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Gerlic or Gerlič. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gerlić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Gerlić occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gerlić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Croatia, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 4,228,604. In Croatia it is mostly found in: Istria County, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Croatia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 33 percent are found and Slovenia, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerlic94230/
Gerlič9463/
Erlić91167/
Gerliz83105/
Herlić8312/
Žerlić837/
Girlić833/
Gerleć831/
Gerlich773,890/
Gerlits772,871/
Gerlitz772,110/
Gerlicz7750/
Gerlics7715/
Gerlici7715/
Gierlic7711/
Gherlic771/
Gherliţ771/
Erlic7367/
Erliz7326/
Gierlich711,069/
Goerlitz71755/
Gehrlich71150/
Gerrlich7197/
Gierlicz7154/
Gierlitz7117/
Gerlicze7113/
Gherlich7110/
Gerlitts713/
Guerlitz711/
Gerleitz710/
Erlich673,169/
Erlitz67360/
Đirlić67182/
Gierlichs67175/
Gerlec6764/
Erlicz6748/
Herliz6737/
Gerlitsch6722/
Herlic6716/
Cirlić6711/
Erlits6710/
Gerlez677/
Herlič675/
Gorliz672/
Girlic672/
Ehrlic672/
Görliz671/
Erlics671/
Erlaiz671/
Serliz671/

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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 Gerlić
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