Čulić Surname

230,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,751 people bear this surname

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

Čulić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čulić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia6891:6,137863
Bosnia and Herzegovina6201:5,7041,169
Serbia3841:18,6072,150
Slovenia461:54,0808,674
Montenegro61:106,5944,599
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Ćulić (197), Culić (107) & Culic (787) are calculated separately.

Čulić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Čulić is borne by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Ćulić, Culić or Culic. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čulić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 230,964th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,161,934 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čulić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is held by 689 people, or 1 in 6,137. In Croatia it is most frequent in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 60 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 16 percent are found and Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 5 percent are found. Barring Croatia Čulić occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 35 percent are found and Serbia, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ćulić93197/
Culić93107/
Čuljić9163/
Čeulić9112/
Culic87787/
Čolić8010,923/
Kulić803,453/
Zulić802,243/
Čalić801,436/
Čilić80845/
Gulić80629/
Čulig80341/
Čulik8015/
Čkauljić7711/
Kuljić73809/
Kaulić7310/
Ciulić735/
Čuliak734/
Culjić731/
Guljić731/
Čkalić731/
Čulk67171/
Đukelić67160/
Klić6766/
Kulwieć6726/
Đakulić672/

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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 Čulić
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