Nilić Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Nilić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nilić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia211:201,36224,020
Serbia141:510,35319,964
Montenegro131:49,1973,233
Slovenia51:497,53521,006

The alternate forms: Nilic (14) are calculated separately.

Nilić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nilić is found most frequently in Croatia. It may be found as: Nilic. For other possible spellings of Nilić click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nilić? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,661,929th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Nilić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Nilić is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 201,362. In Croatia Nilić is most frequent in: Virovitica-Podravina County, where 52 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 19 percent are found and Sisak-Moslavina County, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Croatia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 26 percent are found and Montenegro, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nilic9314/
Nislić912/
Nelić8031/
Nulić803/
Niliz801/
Nilits736/
Neilic735/
Nilich732/
Nilici731/
Nilitz731/
Neilitz6774/
Nielitz6733/
Nailich6715/
Nieliec671/

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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 Nilić
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