Szalai Surname
Approximately 29,635 people bear this surname
Szalai Surname User-submission:
Hungarian surname, derived either from the name of the Zala river, or the county of the same name, located in southwestern Hungary. Zala can also be written and spelled as Szala, like in the name of the village Szalafő, from where the Zala river originates.
Read More About This SurnameSzalai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 27,268 | 1:360 | 23 |
| Slovakia | 721 | 1:7,401 | 733 |
| Romania | 469 | 1:42,810 | 5,400 |
| United States | 372 | 1:974,352 | 72,340 |
| Canada | 145 | 1:254,108 | 24,080 |
| Thailand | 75 | 1:941,845 | 145,864 |
| Austria | 75 | 1:113,539 | 16,032 |
| England | 59 | 1:944,374 | 47,923 |
| France | 57 | 1:1,165,311 | 123,217 |
| Germany | 57 | 1:1,412,376 | 87,104 |
| Switzerland | 54 | 1:152,091 | 14,437 |
| Sweden | 54 | 1:182,347 | 12,605 |
| Czechia | 54 | 1:196,916 | 28,617 |
| Brazil | 41 | 1:5,221,325 | 132,593 |
| Australia | 37 | 1:729,614 | 48,196 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
The alternate forms: Szalaï (1) are calculated separately.
Szalai (20) may also be a first name.
Szalai Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Hungarian surname, derived either from the name of the Zala river, or the county of the same name, located in southwestern Hungary. Zala can also be written and spelled as Szala, like in the name of the village Szalafő, from where the Zala river originates. The name Zala/Szala could be of Slavic (Slovenian) origin, meaning 'stream', 'flow'.
- kalman1959Szalai Demographics
Average Male Szalai Height
175.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Szalai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Szalai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Szalai is borne by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Szalaï. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Szalai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 18,603rd most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 245,910 people. Szalai is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Szalai live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 92 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 20 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Hungary, where it is held by 27,268 people, or 1 in 360. In Hungary it is mostly concentrated in: Győr-Moson-Sopron County, where 12 percent reside, Budapest, where 12 percent reside and Pest County, where 10 percent reside. Not including Hungary this last name occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 2 percent reside and Romania, where 2 percent reside.
Szalai Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Szalai are 15.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.2% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Szalai earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.36% less than the national average, earning $42,995 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.88% less than the national average, earning $43,285 CAD per year.
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