Shalek Surname
Approximately 663 people bear this surname
Shalek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| United States | 174 | 1:2,083,097 | 132,570 |
| Iran | 117 | 1:656,261 | 35,321 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Shalek (94) may also be a first name.
Shalek Demographics
Average Shalek Salary in
United States
$51,077 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shalek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shalek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shalek (Hindi: शलेक, Marathi: शालीेक, Russian: Шалек) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shalek.
How Common Is The Last Name Shalek? popularity and diffusion
Shalek is the 497,277th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,991,774 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Shalek are found; 73 percent are found in South Asia and 72 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 980,251st most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 94 people.
This surname is most common in Bangladesh, where it is held by 360 people, or 1 in 442,658. Besides Bangladesh this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Iran, where 18 percent are found.
Shalek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Shalek surname are 31.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 84.85% being registered with the political party.
Shalek earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.37% more than the national average, earning $51,077 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shalek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shalek in the Hindi language | ||
| शलेक | saleka | 95.83 |
| शालेक | saleka | 4.17 |
| Shalek in the Marathi language | ||
| शालीेक | salieka | 58.33 |
| खालेद | khaleda | 8.33 |
| शालेक | saleka | 8.33 |
| खालेक | khaleka | 8.33 |
| शालीे | salie | 8.33 |
| शलीेक | salieka | 8.33 |
| Shalek in the Russian language | ||
| Шалек | salek | - |
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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 Shalek
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