Salić Surname

712,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 411 people bear this surname

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

Salić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina2791:12,6752,468
Serbia671:106,6418,383
Montenegro491:13,0521,754
Croatia141:302,04329,715
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: Salic (11,068), Šalić (487), Saliç (275), Salič (1) & Šalič (1) are calculated separately.

Salić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salić is more commonly found in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Salic, Šalić, Saliç, Salič or Šalič. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salić? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 712,393rd most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 17,731,255 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Salić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Salić is most frequent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 279 people, or 1 in 12,675. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most frequent in: Republika Srpska, where 75 percent reside and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 25 percent reside. Other than Bosnia and Herzegovina Salić is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 16 percent reside and Montenegro, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salic9311,068/
Šalić93487/
Saliç93275/
Salič931/
Saulić91236/
Salaić9147/
Saleić911/
Šalič871/
Selić80432/
Solić80174/
Žalić80164/
Jalić80125/
Saliz80100/
Zalić806/
Çalić801/
Salaiz731,197/
Salici731,103/
Salich73515/
Zjalić73140/
Šaulić7388/
Saliez7377/
Sallic7358/
Saulic7344/
Shaliz7342/
Salaic7338/
Džalić7314/
Salits7311/
Hsalic7310/
Saleci739/
Salitz737/
Djalić735/
Shalic734/
Sialic734/
Salliz733/
Sahlic731/
Salihc731/
Salids731/
Salics731/
Salicz731/
Saulich67645/
Salichs67509/
Sjailiz67166/
Saliche67158/
Szalich6758/
Saulicz6728/
Saulits6712/
Saalits6711/
Saulics678/
Szalics677/
Salaich673/
Salliez672/
Shalich672/
Sallich672/
Sauliez671/
Shalits671/
Saylich671/
Saleich671/
Salisci671/
Sahlich670/

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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 Salić
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