Zilić Surname

662,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 453 people bear this surname

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

Zilić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zilić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina3781:9,3561,897
Slovenia301:82,92210,664
Croatia251:169,14421,748
Serbia141:510,35319,964
Montenegro61:106,5944,599

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Žilić932,795/
Zilic93680/
Zilič931/
Zilđić912/
Žilic8722/
Žilič8720/
Zelić803,207/
Silić80908/
Čilić80845/
Gilić80684/
Šilić80287/
Cilić8071/
Ćilić809/
Ziliz802/
Zilićová772/
Zilich73128/
Zailic73107/
Dzilic7370/
Džilić7325/
Zeilic7318/
Dzelić733/
Dziliz732/
Zilaiz731/
Zilici731/
Zhilich67613/
Zielich6746/
Zsilics6712/
Zielicz677/
Zeilich673/

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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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