Shaltag Surname

80,096th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Shaltag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shaltag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq6,0841:5,756555
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Shaltag (77) may also be a first name.

Shaltag Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shaltag is found in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shaltag.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaltag? popularity and diffusion

It is the 80,096th most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,197,625 people. The surname Shaltag is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shaltag are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 100 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 1,100,117th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 77 people.

Shaltag is most frequently used in Iraq, where it is borne by 6,084 people, or 1 in 5,756. Excluding Iraq this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Kuwait, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saltag920/
Shaltak866/
Saltaag864/
Shaltaq862/
Salthaug8060/
Sheltagh8024/
Saltak77103/
Saltaq7747/
Shaltough751/
Shahaltoog71305/
Shaltakova7143/
Shahaltogh717/
Shaltook67104/
Sealtask6710/
Shaltoke675/
Shahaltough674/
Sholtack673/
Shaltock670/
Saulteaux6377/
Saltakova6332/
Saltoc62144/
Soltak6226/
Saltok6220/
Sheltok5723/
Saltock571/
Saltosque5011/
Soltakova503/
Soltokova502/

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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 Shaltag
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