Lilić Surname

166,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Lilić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lilić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia2,3071:3,097414
Croatia1811:23,3624,890
Bosnia and Herzegovina421:84,2007,949
Montenegro391:16,3991,979
Slovenia251:99,50711,584
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Lilic (223), Lilič (5) & Liliç (3) are calculated separately.

Lilić Last Name Facts

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

Lilić is found most in Serbia. It may appear as: Lilic, Lilič or Liliç. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lilić? popularity and diffusion

Lilić is the 166,519th most widespread family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,803,981 people. The last name Lilić is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Lilić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Serbia, where it is held by 2,307 people, or 1 in 3,097. In Serbia it is most frequent in: Pirot District, where 29 percent live, Belgrade, where 22 percent live and Nišava District, where 19 percent live. Outside of Serbia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 7 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lilic93223/
Lilič935/
Liliç933/
Lulić802,569/
Lelić80796/
Liliz802/
Lejlić73519/
Lilich7360/
Lailic733/
Liliec731/
Lilizz731/
Liluiz731/
Leilich67238/
Leilitz671/
Liliche671/

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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 Lilić
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