Palić Surname

187,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,252 people bear this surname

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

Palić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia8451:8,4561,005
Bosnia and Herzegovina6511:5,4321,109
Croatia5801:7,2911,147
Slovenia1071:23,2495,058
Kosovo611:30,5223,041
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Palic (1,411), Paliç (305) & Palič (28) are calculated separately.

Palić Last Name Facts

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

Palić is found most in Serbia. It can also appear as a variant: Palic, Paliç or Palič. For other possible spellings of Palić click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palić? popularity and diffusion

Palić is the 187,866th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,236,033 people. Palić is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Palić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Palić is most frequently used in Serbia, where it is borne by 845 people, or 1 in 8,456. In Serbia it is mostly concentrated in: Podunavlje District, where 32 percent are found, Rasina District, where 15 percent are found and North Bačka District, where 9 percent are found. Barring Serbia this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 29 percent are found and Croatia, where 26 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palic931,411/
Paliç93305/
Palič9328/
Paulić911,031/
Palaić91242/
Pahlić9142/
Polić803,663/
Paliz802,357/
Peulić731,067/
Paulic73831/
Palici73813/
Palicz73606/
Palich73450/
Palitz73180/
Paulič73177/
Paleci7368/
Palits7347/
Palaic7335/
Pailic7318/
Pahlic7314/
Palics734/
Paylic733/
Palizs733/
Palizh732/
Palaiz731/
Pajlic731/
Palizz731/
Pallic730/
Pauliz730/
Paulich671,537/
Paulitz67257/
Paliche67141/
Paulics67104/
Palitci6798/
Paulits6776/
Paullic6742/
Palliez6740/
Palaich6733/
Pallich6731/
Paulicz6729/
Pahlich6725/
Palaics6719/
Paalits6715/
Pauliez674/
Pallitz672/
Paulici672/
Paylich672/
Patlitz672/
Peahlic671/
Paloich671/
Pauluic671/
Pahleci671/
Pailici671/
Paliets671/
Paleich671/
Pailich671/

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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 Palić
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