Szilaj Surname
Approximately 167 people bear this surname
Szilaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 164 | 1:59,855 | 6,234 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Szilaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Szilaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Szilaj is borne by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Szilaj? popularity and diffusion
Szilaj is the 1,338,236th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Szilaj are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 98 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.
It is most numerous in Hungary, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 59,855. In Hungary Szilaj is primarily concentrated in: Bács-Kiskun County, where 27 percent reside, Budapest, where 24 percent reside and Pest County, where 19 percent reside. Apart from Hungary this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Szilaj
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