Zilić Surname
Approximately 453 people bear this surname
Zilić Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 378 | 1:9,356 | 1,897 |
| Slovenia | 30 | 1:82,922 | 10,664 |
| Croatia | 25 | 1:169,144 | 21,748 |
| Serbia | 14 | 1:510,353 | 19,964 |
| Montenegro | 6 | 1:106,594 | 4,599 |
The alternate forms: Žilić (2,795), Zilic (680), Zilič (1), Žilic (22) & Žilič (20) are calculated separately.
Zilić Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zilić Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zilić occurs more in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Žilić, Zilic, Zilič, Žilic or Žilič. Click here to see other potential spellings of Zilić.
How Common Is The Last Name Zilić? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 662,685th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 16,087,298 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zilić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most commonly used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 378 people, or 1 in 9,356. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most prevalent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent reside. Other than Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 7 percent reside and Croatia, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Žilić | 93 | 2,795 | / |
| Zilic | 93 | 680 | / |
| Zilič | 93 | 1 | / |
| Zilđić | 91 | 2 | / |
| Žilic | 87 | 22 | / |
| Žilič | 87 | 20 | / |
| Zelić | 80 | 3,207 | / |
| Silić | 80 | 908 | / |
| Čilić | 80 | 845 | / |
| Gilić | 80 | 684 | / |
| Šilić | 80 | 287 | / |
| Cilić | 80 | 71 | / |
| Ćilić | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ziliz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zilićová | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zilich | 73 | 128 | / |
| Zailic | 73 | 107 | / |
| Dzilic | 73 | 70 | / |
| Džilić | 73 | 25 | / |
| Zeilic | 73 | 18 | / |
| Dzelić | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dziliz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zilaiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zilici | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zhilich | 67 | 613 | / |
| Zielich | 67 | 46 | / |
| Zsilics | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zielicz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zeilich | 67 | 3 | / |
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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 Zilić
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