Salajić Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Salajić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salajić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia781:54,21310,290
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138

The alternate forms: Šalajić (77), Salajic (14) & Šalajič (2) are calculated separately.

Salajić Last Name Facts

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

Salajić is more frequently found in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Šalajić, Salajic or Šalajič. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salajić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,075,631st most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Salajić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most common in Croatia, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 54,213. In Croatia Salajić is mostly found in: Osijek-Baranja County, where 67 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 9 percent are found and Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 9 percent are found. Barring Croatia it occurs in one country. It is also found in Serbia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šalajić9577/
Salajic9514/
Salaić9247/
Šalajič902/
Salajdžić881/
Salagić8621/
Salajit8614/
Solajić862/
Salajid861/
Saliagić804/
Salaiz771,197/
Salait77629/
Salaic7738/
Salaid7728/
Saleić771/
Salajec71139/
Solujić71125/
Šolajić7175/
Salhait7167/
Salaite713/
Salaich713/
Solajic712/
Želajić711/
Salajat711/
Salayit711/
Salujid711/
Salajad711/
Salazic711/
Sahlait711/
Salaied711/
Sailaiat67182/
Szalaics6727/
Salahait6723/
Seilajit6721/
Salayich6710/
Salaisez677/
Shalaich676/
Sahalait674/
Chalajit674/
Salajeed671/
Salagich671/
Sailaiad671/
Saylaiad671/

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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 Salajić
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