Szalay Surname
Approximately 12,455 people bear this surname
Szalay Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'one from the region of Zala'.
Szalay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 9,011 | 1:1,089 | 114 |
| United States | 1,307 | 1:277,321 | 25,913 |
| Slovakia | 934 | 1:5,714 | 473 |
| Austria | 276 | 1:30,853 | 4,970 |
| Canada | 167 | 1:220,632 | 21,263 |
| Romania | 104 | 1:193,056 | 19,452 |
| Germany | 96 | 1:838,599 | 60,830 |
| Australia | 95 | 1:284,165 | 25,304 |
| Czechia | 80 | 1:132,918 | 21,095 |
| England | 68 | 1:819,383 | 43,863 |
| France | 40 | 1:1,660,568 | 152,033 |
| Switzerland | 36 | 1:228,137 | 19,301 |
| Sweden | 31 | 1:317,637 | 22,171 |
| Argentina | 31 | 1:1,378,820 | 78,351 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| Italy | 24 | 1:2,548,195 | 95,018 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
Szalay Surname Meaning
Szalay Demographics
Average Szalay Salary in
United States
$49,937 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Szalay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Szalay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Szalay is found most in Hungary. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Szalay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 41,910th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 585,110 people. The last name Szalay occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Szalay live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 72 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.
The surname Szalay is most frequently occurring in Hungary, where it is held by 9,011 people, or 1 in 1,089. In Hungary it is mostly concentrated in: Budapest, where 26 percent are found, Győr-Moson-Sopron County, where 19 percent are found and Pest County, where 12 percent are found. Other than Hungary this surname is found in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Slovakia, where 7 percent are found.
Szalay Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Szalay surname are 4.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.79% being registered with the political party.
The amount Szalay earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.88% less than the national average, earning 304,966 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 42.24% more than the national average, earning R 338,028 per year; in United States they earn 15.73% more than the national average, earning $49,937 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.15% more than the national average, earning $52,244 CAD per year.
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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
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