Oršulić Surname

487,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Oršulić Surname User-submission:

The Oršulić surname means 'little bear'. It comes from the name Oso.

Oršulić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia6041:7,0011,071
Bosnia and Herzegovina711:49,8086,267
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Orsulić (4), Oršulic (2) & Orsulic (98) are calculated separately.

Oršulić Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Oršulić surname means 'little bear'. It comes from the name Oso.

- macak360

Oršulić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oršulić is most common in Croatia. It may also appear as a variant: Orsulić, Oršulic or Orsulic. Click here for other possible spellings of Oršulić.

How Common Is The Last Name Oršulić? popularity and diffusion

Oršulić is the 487,899th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,716,979 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Oršulić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Croatia, where it is carried by 604 people, or 1 in 7,001. In Croatia it is most numerous in: Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 24 percent are found, Brod-Posavina County, where 23 percent are found and Virovitica-Podravina County, where 9 percent are found. Not including Croatia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 10 percent are found and Slovenia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orsulić954/
Oršulic952/
Orsulic9098/
Oršolić861,442/
Aršulić8680/
Orsolić7124/
Ursulić7118/
Arsulić711/
Oršulicová711/
Orsulich6730/
Orsulics6720/
Orsulicz671/
Orsolic57227/
Arsulic5714/
Ursulic576/
Orsolits53166/
Orsolics5377/
Ursulich5324/
Arsulich5323/
Orsholitz502/

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