Čalić Surname

271,355th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Čalić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čalić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia6251:6,7661,015
Serbia4601:15,5321,829
Bosnia and Herzegovina3131:11,2982,238
Slovenia171:146,33413,558
Montenegro101:63,9563,729
North Macedonia91:233,49714,572
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Ćalić (1,710), Calić (215), Čalič (4), Çalić (1), Calic (435) & Ćalič (3) are calculated separately.

Čalić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Čalić is found most frequently in Croatia. It may also be found as: Ćalić, Calić, Čalič, Çalić, Calic or Ćalič. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Čalić? popularity and diffusion

Čalić is the 271,355th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,074,893 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čalić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Čalić is most frequent in Croatia, where it is carried by 625 people, or 1 in 6,766. In Croatia it is most prevalent in: City of Zagreb, where 16 percent are found, Istria County, where 15 percent are found and Osijek-Baranja County, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Croatia this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 32 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ćalić931,710/
Calić93215/
Čalič934/
Çalić931/
Calic87435/
Ćalič873/
Čatlaić8319/
Čolić8010,923/
Čelić801,940/
Zalić806/
Čeulić7312/

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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 Čalić
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