Saljaj Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Saljaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Šaljaj (37) are calculated separately.
Saljaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saljaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saljaj is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Šaljaj. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saljaj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Saljaj are found; 44 percent are found in Western Europe and 44 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 20,126,365. In Germany it is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 50 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 25 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 22 percent reside and Sweden, where 11 percent reside.
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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 Saljaj
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