Šilić Surname

921,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 287 people bear this surname

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

Šilić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šilić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1241:28,5194,542
Croatia1021:41,4578,263
Serbia561:127,5889,391
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Silić (908), Šilič (1), Silic (273), Silič (179) & Siliç (1) are calculated separately.

Šilić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šilić is found most in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may also be found as a variant: Silić, Šilič, Silic, Silič or Siliç. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šilić? popularity and diffusion

Šilić is the 921,780th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 25,392,146 people. The last name Šilić occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šilić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Šilić is most frequent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 28,519. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most frequent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 99 percent live and Republika Srpska, where 1 percent live. Besides Bosnia and Herzegovina Šilić is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 36 percent live and Serbia, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silić93908/
Šilič931/
Šiljić91647/
Silic87273/
Silič87179/
Siliç871/
Žilić802,795/
Čilić80845/
Šalić80487/
Zilić80453/
Šolić80410/
Šulić80148/
Cilić8071/
Šelić8042/
Ćilić809/
Šilik802/
Šoljić73310/
Šaljić73234/
Šuljić73214/
Šaulić7388/
Šuleić7364/
Šolaić7313/
Siljić7311/
Šiliga735/
Ciulić735/
Šillik733/
Ciljić733/
Zilđić732/
Šileika67507/
Šilc67465/
Šileiko675/
Šilk671/
Šileikė671/
Šilaika671/

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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 Šilić
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