Metlić Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

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

Metlić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metlić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina531:66,7257,181
Serbia471:152,02010,433
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Montenegro31:213,1886,121

The alternate forms: Metlic (6) are calculated separately.

Metlić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Metlić is held by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Metlic. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Metlić? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,701,480th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Metlić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Metlić is most common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 66,725. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Metlić is mostly concentrated in: Republika Srpska, where 85 percent live and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 15 percent live. Excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina Metlić is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 41 percent live and Croatia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metlic946/
Melić91436/
Hmelić831/
Metlich77252/
Metlitz7724/
Metlicz779/
Metlits771/
Milić7323,233/
Meliz73358/
Melic73213/
Meleć731/
Mettlich7116/
Metillic711/
Meitlich711/
Mietlitz711/
Meheloić711/
Mietlicz711/
Melich672,307/
Melitz67185/
Melici6790/
Melicz6762/
Melics6752/
Mislić6725/
Mailić677/
Milaić673/
Mieliz673/
Hmelic673/
Melits672/
Melizh672/
Miolić672/
Mejlic671/
Meleci671/
Miletć671/
Mojlić671/
Mehlic670/

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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 Metlić
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