Shlega Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kyrgyzstan

Shlega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shlega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Shlega Last Name Facts

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

Shlega (Russian: Шлега) occurs most in Russia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shlega? popularity and diffusion

Shlega is the 3,141,416th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. Shlega occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Shlega live; 74 percent live in Eastern Europe and 74 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Shlega is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 4,367,365. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow, where 33 percent are found, Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 18 percent are found and Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where 12 percent are found. Besides Russia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kyrgyzstan, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schlega9221/
Slega913/
Schlenga8631/
Schlegat8624/
Shllegaj862/
Sleaga8325/
Shlaga8319/
Slenga8313/
Shlyga831/
Shlege830/
Shlyaga77483/
Shleger7742/
Szlenga7740/
Shlagah7729/
Schlege7712/
Shlenge7710/
Schlaga778/
Schliga773/
Sellega773/
Shliaga772/
Shlagha771/
Schlego771/
Silga739,201/
Selga734,705/
Slaga73500/
Sliga7364/
Clega7337/
Sloga7312/
Slegi734/
Slege734/
Slyga733/
Slego732/
Shlgi732/
Schleger71479/
Shleyger71182/
Schlegge7125/
Schlinga718/
Schlagau717/
Shleiger712/
Schlegee711/
Schleget711/
Sehelego711/
Schliege711/
Shleguer711/
Schleuge710/
Schlegeh710/
Szlaga671,556/
Schleiger67940/
Sleger67333/
Gilega6762/
Sligay6728/
Sleege6724/
Slenge6720/
Sliaga6715/
Slinga6714/
Slagai679/
Slogga679/
Szlęga678/
Schleager678/
Silgay674/
Szliga672/
Sillga672/
Schleeger672/
Suelga671/
Chlegi671/
Sligaj671/
Selgai671/
Zlegai671/
Slegie671/
Slegge671/
Slaaga670/
Schlegesh670/
Schllenge670/
Sligea670/
Sleage670/
Sleige670/

Shlega Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shlega in the Russian language
Шлегаslega-

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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 Shlega
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