Svetlić Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Svetlić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Svetlić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia271:156,61520,822
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Svetlic (46) & Svetlič (22) are calculated separately.

Svetlić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Svetlić occurs more in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Svetlic or Svetlič. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Svetlić? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,485,539th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. Svetlić occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Svetlić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Svetlić is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 156,615. In Croatia Svetlić is primarily concentrated in: Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 30 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 26 percent are found and Sisak-Moslavina County, where 26 percent are found. Barring Croatia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 13 percent are found and Serbia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Svetlic9546/
Svetlič9522/
Svelić921/
Svitlić8614/
Svetliz861/
Svetlich8033/
Svetlitz804/
Svilić77128/
Cvelić7751/
Švelić7744/
Svelic771/
Svetlitze759/
Swetlic7119/
Swetlitz6713/
Sveilich6710/
Suetlich672/
Svetlitsova671/
Sweetlic670/
Sbetlitze631/
Svilic6227/
Svelec627/
Suelic621/
Schwetlich594/
Svilich5743/
Svelecz574/
Svitlec571/
Svillic571/
Svetleacova561/
Swetlech5314/
Switlich531/
Schwelitz5012/
Szwejlich502/
Zwettlich501/

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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 Svetlić
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