Malić Surname

125,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,615 people bear this surname

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

Malić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,9911:1,776276
Serbia5501:12,9911,546
Croatia4141:10,2141,852
Slovenia3991:6,2351,325
North Macedonia2091:10,0551,650
Kosovo311:60,0604,317
Montenegro201:31,9782,663
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Malic (3,107), Malič (134) & Maliç (13) are calculated separately.

Malić (544) may also be a first name.

Malić Last Name Facts

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

Malić has its highest incidence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can occur in the variant forms: Malic, Malič or Maliç. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 125,831st most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,015,919 people. The surname Malić occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Malić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Malić is also the 361,218th most widespread first name globally It is held by 544 people.

The surname Malić is most widely held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 1,991 people, or 1 in 1,776. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Malić is most prevalent in: Republika Srpska, where 62 percent are found, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 36 percent are found and Brčko District, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 15 percent are found and Croatia, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malic933,107/
Malič93134/
Maliç9313/
Maslić911,056/
Maloić9168/
Mailić917/
Malaić912/
Maleić911/
Mahalić832/
Maliz8061/
Molić8013/
Maleć806/
Malićová772/
Malich737,676/
Malitz73766/
Malits73379/
Mallic73271/
Malici73232/
Maleci73174/
Malicz7388/
Maulic734/
Mauliz734/
Maliez733/
Maslič733/
Hmalic732/
Maleic732/
Maalic731/
Majlic731/
Maliec731/
Mojlić731/
Malyci731/
Mahliç731/
Mhalic731/
Mahlich67524/
Malesci67248/
Mahlitz67205/
Malitse67192/
Mahalic6787/
Malayci6777/
Maulitz6769/
Maliche6764/
Mallich6763/
Mallitz6741/
Mallits6723/
Mailich6720/
Maulidz6716/
Majlich6711/
Matlitz676/
Maulaiz676/
Maloich674/
Maleich674/
Mallici674/
Malaich673/
Maihlic673/
Maslitz672/
Maulaic671/
Maulics671/
Mahaliz671/
Majlitz671/
Majleci671/
Malistz671/
Maylich671/
Malaics671/
Majlici671/
Mayloiz671/

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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 Malić
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