Selić Surname

686,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Selić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia2171:32,9263,480
Bosnia and Herzegovina1151:30,7514,767
Montenegro781:8,2001,337
Croatia141:302,04329,715
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Selič (586), Selic (223) & Šelić (42) are calculated separately.

Selić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selić occurs more in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Selič, Selic or Šelić. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Selić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 686,443rd most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 16,869,319 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Selić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Serbia, where it is carried by 217 people, or 1 in 32,926. In Serbia it is most numerous in: Braničevo District, where 47 percent live, Belgrade, where 22 percent live and Rasina District, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Serbia Selić exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 27 percent live and Montenegro, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selič93586/
Selic93223/
Šelić9342/
Zelić803,207/
Silić80908/
Gelić80593/
Celić80497/
Salić80411/
Seliz80267/
Solić80174/
Želić802/
Seleci73479/
Selici73237/
Selich73210/
Dželić7365/
Djelić7361/
Salaić7347/
Selitz7322/
Selics7315/
Selaiz738/
Jelaić732/
Seliez731/
Seluiz731/
Saleić731/
Zselic731/
Seelic731/
Chelić731/
Seeliz730/
Seiliez6776/
Selitse6744/
Seilitz6722/
Szeleść6717/
Szelich6716/
Zselics6716/
Sejlitz6713/
Seelich6713/
Seylich675/
Shelids674/
Shelich672/
Szelicz671/
Selgich671/
Seliche670/
Shelits670/
Seilich670/
Shelitz670/

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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 Selić
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