Gilić Surname

485,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Gilić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia4371:16,3501,913
Montenegro1221:5,242987
Croatia991:42,7138,470
Bosnia and Herzegovina231:153,75710,076
Kosovo31:620,62310,771

The alternate forms: Giliç (381) & Gilic (128) are calculated separately.

Gilić Last Name Facts

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

Gilić occurs most in Serbia. It may appear as a variant: Giliç or Gilic. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilić? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 485,771st most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,654,307 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gilić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Serbia, where it is held by 437 people, or 1 in 16,350. In Serbia it is most common in: Rasina District, where 31 percent are found, Zlatibor District, where 19 percent are found and Raška District, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Serbia it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Montenegro, where 18 percent are found and Croatia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giliç93381/
Gilic93128/
Ilić89104,302/
Žilić802,795/
Silić80908/
Gulić80629/
Gelić80593/
Zilić80453/
Hilić80114/
Cilić8071/
Ilijć8022/
Giliz809/
Đilić802/
Illić801/
Gilich73462/
Ghilic7347/
Gilicz7344/
Džilić7325/
Gilits734/
Gilitz732/
Gielic732/
Zilđić732/
Gilizh731/
Gailic730/
Ilic679,032/
Gillich672,080/
Ilič67122/
Gielicz6797/
Elić6777/
Ghilici6773/
Iliz6767/
Iliç6761/
Gitlits6747/
Gillitz6735/
Gielich6724/
Ilićová6717/
Gailits679/
Gilitci677/
Giliche675/
Ghilich672/
Jlić671/
Gailich671/
Gaillic670/

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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 Gilić
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