Pavlić Surname

141,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Pavlić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pavlić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2,4981:1,69389
Serbia3581:19,9582,288
Bosnia and Herzegovina2301:15,3762,900
Slovenia651:38,2727,167
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Pavlič (2,691), Pavlic (2,125) & Pávlic (1) are calculated separately.

Pavlić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pavlić is held by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Pavlič, Pavlic or Pávlic. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pavlić? popularity and diffusion

It is the 141,236th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,309,108 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pavlić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Croatia, where it is carried by 2,498 people, or 1 in 1,693. In Croatia it is most prevalent in: City of Zagreb, where 14 percent live, Zagreb County, where 11 percent live and Karlovac County, where 10 percent live. Barring Croatia Pavlić is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 11 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pavlič942,691/
Pavlic942,125/
Pavloić921/
Pávlic891/
Pavlich771,211/
Pavlics7793/
Pavlicz7721/
Pavlits776/
Pavlitz772/
Pavloic771/
Pavlids771/
Pavlišče713/
Pavloich711/
Pavloits711/
Pavlicová67781/
Pawlic67103/
Pavlec6757/
Pavličová6745/
Pavlicova6721/
Pablic6717/
Pabliz673/
Pavlez672/

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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 Pavlić
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