Ilić Surname

5,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104,302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Ilić Surname User-submission:

A Serbian surname, meaning 'descendant of Elijah' (Jehovah is my god, the one who brings everything into existence). The Serbian form of Elijah, is Ilija. The surname ends in the common suffix -ić, sometimes Anglicised to -ic or -ich.

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Ilić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia87,0051:825
Bosnia and Herzegovina10,2311:34613
Croatia1,9991:2,115141
Slovenia1,6651:1,494120
Kosovo1,4561:1,279188
Montenegro1,1631:55081
North Macedonia7081:2,968541
Czechia221:483,34051,393
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
England31:18,572,686338,250
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Ilic (9,032), Ilič (122) & Iliç (61) are calculated separately.

Ilić (58) may also be a first name.

Ilić Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Serbian surname, meaning 'descendant of Elijah' (Jehovah is my god, the one who brings everything into existence). The Serbian form of Elijah, is Ilija. The surname ends in the common suffix -ić, sometimes Anglicised to -ic or -ich.

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A South Slavic surname, meaning 'son of Ilija'. Ilija is Elijah in English - the names mean 'Yahweh is God'.

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Ilić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ilić is more commonly found in Serbia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Ilic, Ilič or Iliç. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilić? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,430th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 69,870 people. Ilić is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ilić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Ilić is also the 1,295,729th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 58 people.

This last name is most numerous in Serbia, where it is held by 87,005 people, or 1 in 82. In Serbia it is mostly found in: Belgrade, where 20 percent reside, Nišava District, where 9 percent reside and Jablanica District, where 8 percent reside. Barring Serbia this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 10 percent reside and Croatia, where 2 percent reside.

Ilić Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ilić has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ilić last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ilic929,032/
Ilič92122/
Iliç9261/
Gilić89684/
Hilić89114/
Ilijć8922/
Đilić892/
Illić891/
Ulić75225/
Elić7577/
Iliz7567/
Jlić751/
Ilićová7317/
Ilich672,762/
Đelić67911/
Gelić67593/
Ilici67580/
Helić67165/
Ðulić6798/
Illiz6779/
Ilaiz6772/
Hilic6771/
Illic6740/
Hulić6735/
Ilicz6723/
Ilics6714/
Hiliz6710/
Ilitz679/
Uhlić677/
Jilic676/
Ilits675/
Uluić672/
Iliez672/
Ehlić671/
Ailic671/
Oilic671/
Jiliç671/
Ilyci671/
Ilijz671/

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