Piljić Surname

385,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 923 people bear this surname

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

Piljić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piljić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina5341:6,6221,351
Croatia2321:18,2273,728
Serbia1261:56,7065,363
Slovenia301:82,92210,664
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Piljic (111) & Piljič (68) are calculated separately.

Piljić Last Name Facts

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

Piljić occurs more in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Piljic or Piljič. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piljić? popularity and diffusion

The surname Piljić is the 385,006th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 7,895,499 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Piljić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Piljić is most frequent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 534 people, or 1 in 6,622. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is primarily found in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 72 percent live and Republika Srpska, where 28 percent live. Apart from Bosnia and Herzegovina it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 25 percent live and Serbia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piljic94111/
Piljič9468/
Puljić832,773/
Plejić83494/
Peljić8332/
Pulljić772/
Pilijic771/
Puljiz671,221/
Plejič671/
Puljič671/
Pilieci62120/
Pailliez5742/
Pailhiez5742/
Pileoitz570/

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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 Piljić
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