Pilić Surname

283,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,361 people bear this surname

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

Pilić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pilić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina5641:6,2701,285
Serbia3731:19,1552,209
Croatia3361:12,5852,402
Slovenia711:35,0386,741
Montenegro121:53,2973,355
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Piliç (1,315), Pilic (427) & Pilič (1) are calculated separately.

Pilić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pilić is found most frequently in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may also occur as: Piliç, Pilic or Pilič. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 283,122nd most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,354,552 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pilić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 564 people, or 1 in 6,270. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Pilić is most prevalent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 89 percent live, Republika Srpska, where 11 percent live and Brčko District, where 0 percent live. Beside Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 27 percent live and Croatia, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piliç931,315/
Pilic93427/
Pilič931/
Pielić9147/
Pilgić911/
Pulić80584/
Pelić80303/
Piliz8051/
Pehlić731,205/
Pilich731,189/
Peulić731,067/
Pelaić73272/
Pileci73173/
Pilici73154/
Petlić7336/
Philic7330/
Pailic7318/
Pilitz7314/
Poilic7311/
Pilits735/
Pilicz735/
Pilaiz732/
Poiliz731/
Pilids731/
Pileich6777/
Peilitz679/
Pileici674/
Philits673/
Philids671/
Pilidzh671/
Pailich671/
Pailici671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pilić
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