Žilih Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Žilih Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žilih Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519

The alternate forms: Zilih (3) are calculated separately.

Žilih Last Name Facts

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

Žilih is found most in Croatia. It may also occur as: Zilih. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Žilih? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Žilih is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žilih live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most widespread in Croatia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,057,151. In Croatia Žilih is primarily concentrated in: Brod-Posavina County, where 50 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 25 percent are found and Sisak-Moslavina County, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Croatia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zilih933/
Žili8919/
Silih80303/
Gilih80121/
Jilih8024/
Žilai808/
Žilis802/
Gilich73462/
Gilihe73263/
Zilich73128/
Jilich7374/
Jilish7322/
Jailih7317/
Soilih7315/
Džilit736/
Sailih735/
Juilih733/
Jilihe732/
Jislih731/
Suilih731/
Silaih731/
Silieh731/
Giluih731/
Gili6711,300/
Sili6710,080/
Jili676,966/
Cili672,890/
Zili671,832/
Zhilich67613/
Žila67285/
Zilisch67210/
Želi6754/
Zielich6746/
Žile6728/
Zeilich673/
Gileish671/
Zielish671/
Gilisch671/
Gitlich670/
Zeiliph670/

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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 Žilih
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