Silič Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Silič Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silič Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1721:14,4633,419
Lithuania61:505,76519,342
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Silić (908), Silic (273), Šilič (1), Siliç (1) & Šilić (287) are calculated separately.

Silič Last Name Facts

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

Silič is more commonly found in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Silić, Silic, Šilič, Siliç or Šilić. For other possible spellings of Silič click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silič? popularity and diffusion

The surname Silič is the 1,276,805th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. Silič is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Silič reside; 97 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Silič is most common in Slovenia, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 14,463. In Slovenia Silič is most common in: Gorizia, where 63 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 21 percent are found and Drava, where 9 percent are found. Besides Slovenia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lithuania, where 3 percent are found and North Macedonia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silić93908/
Silic93273/
Šilič931/
Siliç931/
Šilić87287/
Silis802,568/
Selič80586/
Žilič8020/
Siliz8014/
Silix801/
Silij801/
Zilič801/
Siličová771/
Silich732,983/
Sileci73526/
Silici73198/
Seilis73114/
Soilis73101/
Sailis73101/
Silicz7356/
Sielis7344/
Silais7325/
Sihlis7316/
Siliec7311/
Silitz739/
Shilis738/
Siluis736/
Szilis735/
Silois733/
Silish732/
Soiliz732/
Sailij731/
Silits731/
Suilic731/
Seilix730/
Sjailiz67166/
Schilis6793/
Seiliez6776/
Silgich6748/
Shillis6735/
Silitch6734/
Seilitz6722/
Shailis6721/
Shilich6718/
Silaich6713/
Zsilics6712/
Soillis6711/
Shilitz678/
Shilish678/
Sailais676/
Schilic672/
Sailois671/
Siliesh671/
Silooij671/
Shilaij671/
Scilici671/
Seilich670/
Shilits670/

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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 Silič
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