Golić Surname

127,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,548 people bear this surname

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

Golić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,5831:2,234382
Serbia1,3121:5,446679
Croatia5361:7,8891,299
Slovenia1021:24,3895,256
Montenegro91:71,0633,870
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Golic (766) & Golič (68) are calculated separately.

Golić Last Name Facts

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

Golić is more commonly found in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Golic or Golič. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Golić? popularity and diffusion

The surname Golić is the 127,803rd most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,053,987 people. Golić is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Golić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 1,583 people, or 1 in 2,234. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Golić is most prevalent in: Republika Srpska, where 75 percent live, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 20 percent live and Brčko District, where 5 percent live. Beside Bosnia and Herzegovina Golić occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 37 percent live and Croatia, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golic93766/
Golič9368/
Olić89411/
Galić809,683/
Oluić80636/
Gulić80629/
Gelić80593/
Holić80259/
Goliz80170/
Đolić80156/
Goleć804/
Golich73706/
Gutlić73340/
Golicz73276/
Golitz73223/
Goleci73167/
Galoić73122/
Golici7316/
Goliez7315/
Golics7313/
Goolic7312/
Guslić7311/
Golliç735/
Golits733/
Goeliz731/
Alić679,667/
Olic67216/
Olič67144/
Goelitz67126/
Oliz67118/
Gholich6785/
Gohlich6749/
Golliez6737/
Golleci6717/
Golihch6716/
Gollits679/
Goliche677/
Gohlitz674/
Goulich673/
Gollich672/
Goloich671/
Oleć671/
Gotlidz671/
Gollicz671/
Golhitz671/
Gholizh671/
Goleich670/

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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 Golić
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