Sál Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Sál Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sál Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1011:105,28217,363
Hungary41:2,454,06961,891

The alternate forms: Sal (36,420), Šál (24), Šal (20) & Şal (1) are calculated separately.

Sál Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sál occurs more in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Sal, Šál, Šal or Şal. Click here for other possible spellings of Sál.

How Common Is The Last Name Sál? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,795,579th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sál are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Czechia, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 105,282. In Czechia it is mostly found in: Hradec Králové Region, where 37 percent live, Prague, where 31 percent live and Central Bohemian Region, where 20 percent live. Aside from Czechia Sál exists in one country. It is also common in Hungary, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sal8936,420/
Šál8924/
Szál8610/
Saál861/
Šal7820/
Şal781/
Szále7544/
Száhl7525/
Száll751/
Sol6776,766/
Sálová67133/
Jál6724/
Sól675/
Scháll671/
Sòl671/

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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 Sál
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