Paulić Surname

353,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,031 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Paulić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paulić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia9541:4,432525
Serbia691:103,5508,228
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Paulic (831) & Paulič (177) are calculated separately.

Paulić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paulić is held by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Paulic or Paulič. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paulić? popularity and diffusion

Paulić is the 353,216th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,068,425 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Paulić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is held by 954 people, or 1 in 4,432. In Croatia it is most frequent in: Karlovac County, where 25 percent reside, City of Zagreb, where 18 percent reside and Osijek-Baranja County, where 11 percent reside. Besides Croatia Paulić exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 7 percent reside and Slovenia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paulic94831/
Paulič94177/
Palić912,252/
Pulić91584/
Peulić831,067/
Palaić83242/
Pahlić8342/
Pauliz830/
Paulich771,537/
Pajalić77649/
Paulitz77257/
Paulics77104/
Paulits7776/
Paullic7742/
Pijalić7731/
Paulicz7729/
Pauliez774/
Paulici772/
Pauluic771/
Polić733,663/
Paliz732,357/
Palic731,411/
Paliç73305/
Pulic73137/
Puliz7358/
Palič7328/
Pulič731/
Puliç731/
Pauliche7198/
Paulitch7127/
Pautlitz7119/
Pauliscz711/
Paulaich711/
Pulici671,988/
Paulitsch671,543/
Palici67813/
Palicz67606/
Palich67450/
Palitz67180/
Paulez6789/
Pulich6789/
Paleci6768/
Paulec6761/
Palits6747/
Pielić6747/
Palaic6735/
Puliez6730/
Peulic6721/
Pailic6718/
Pahlic6714/
Pauličová6714/
Pulics6710/
Pauthlitz679/
Palics674/
Palizs673/
Paylic673/
Poulic672/
Palizh672/
Peulič672/
Palizz671/
Pauleţ671/
Paulicova671/
Paulicová671/
Palaiz671/
Pajlic671/
Pulicz671/
Pullic670/
Pallic670/

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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 Paulić
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