Šaljić Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Šaljić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šaljić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1781:40,1404,108
Montenegro231:27,8072,499
Bosnia and Herzegovina181:196,46711,001
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Saljić (22), Šaljic (1) & Saljic (28) are calculated separately.

Šaljić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šaljić is more commonly found in Serbia than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Saljić, Šaljic or Saljic. Click here for further possible spellings of Šaljić.

How Common Is The Last Name Šaljić? popularity and diffusion

Šaljić is the 1,064,392nd most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šaljić are found; 97 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Serbia, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 40,140. In Serbia Šaljić is primarily concentrated in: Zlatibor District, where 65 percent reside, Belgrade, where 24 percent reside and Raška District, where 11 percent reside. Other than Serbia it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Montenegro, where 10 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saljić9422/
Šaljic941/
Šalji9118/
Saljic8928/
Šoljić83310/
Salji73318/
Šalja73257/
Saliji672,432/
Zoljić6758/
Shalji6710/
Saljii674/
Saljid674/
Soljić673/
Salhji671/
Salcić671/
Šoljič671/
Saljih671/

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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
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  • 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 Šaljić
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