Silić Surname

390,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 908 people bear this surname

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

Silić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina3841:9,2091,865
Croatia3521:12,0132,268
Slovenia1431:17,3964,037
Serbia281:255,17713,976
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

The alternate forms: Šilić (287), Silic (273), Silič (179), Siliç (1) & Šilič (1) are calculated separately.

Silić Last Name Facts

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

Silić is more commonly found in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Šilić, Silic, Silič, Siliç or Šilič. For other possible spellings of Silić click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silić? popularity and diffusion

It is the 390,071st most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,025,932 people. The last name Silić is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Silić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 384 people, or 1 in 9,209. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Silić is most prevalent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Bosnia and Herzegovina Silić occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 39 percent reside and Slovenia, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šilić93287/
Silic93273/
Silič93179/
Siliç931/
Šilič871/
Žilić802,795/
Gilić80684/
Zilić80453/
Selić80432/
Cilić8071/
Siliz8014/
Silich732,983/
Sileci73526/
Silici73198/
Silicz7356/
Džilić7325/
Siliec7311/
Silitz739/
Soiliz732/
Zilđić732/
Silits731/
Suilic731/
Sjailiz67166/
Seiliez6776/
Silgich6748/
Silitch6734/
Seilitz6722/
Shilich6718/
Silaich6713/
Zsilics6712/
Shilitz678/
Schilic672/
Scilici671/
Shilits670/
Seilich670/

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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 Silić
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