Šalić Surname

628,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šalić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Šalić Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia4001:10,5721,944
Slovenia391:63,7879,424
Bosnia and Herzegovina301:117,8809,113
Serbia141:510,35319,964
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Salić (411), Šalič (1), Salic (11,068), Saliç (275) & Salič (1) are calculated separately.

Šalić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šalić is found in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Salić, Šalič, Salic, Saliç or Salič. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šalić? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 628,294th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 14,964,160 people. The surname Šalić is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šalić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is borne by 400 people, or 1 in 10,572. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: Sisak-Moslavina County, where 27 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 18 percent are found and Brod-Posavina County, where 11 percent are found. Barring Croatia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 8 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salić93411/
Šalič931/
Šaulić9188/
Salic8711,068/
Saliç87275/
Salič871/
Šolić80410/
Šelić8042/
Zalić806/
Çalić801/
Saulić73236/
Salaić7347/
Šolaić7313/
Saleić731/
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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 Šalić
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