Szlezak Surname

717,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Szlezak Surname User-submission:

Polish surname meaning 'Silesian' from a region in modern Poland

Szlezak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1721:220,98128,861
France611:1,088,897118,069
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Austria251:340,61736,996
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
England91:6,190,895170,599
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Szlezák (254) & Szlêzak (1) are calculated separately.

Szlezak Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Polish surname meaning 'Silesian' from a region in modern Poland

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Szlezak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Szlezak occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Szlezák or Szlêzak. Click here to see other possible spellings of Szlezak.

How Common Is The Last Name Szlezak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 717,442nd most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,905,518 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Szlezak reside; 43 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 43 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

Szlezak is most prevalent in Poland, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 220,981. Without taking into account Poland this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in France, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Szlezak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Szlezak last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the political party.

Szlezak earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.87% less than the national average, earning $42,341 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szlezák95254/
Szlêzak951/
Slezak924,402/
Sleziak86652/
Slezsak8654/
Slezack8636/
Sleyzak8630/
Shlezak8620/
Sleizak869/
Szlesak867/
Szlizak865/
Slejzak862/
Dslezak861/
Szlezok861/
Szlezaková821/
Schlezak8041/
Sledziak8012/
Sleziack801/
Slezák774,631/
Slizak77102/
Slesak7788/
Šlezak7759/
Zlesak7757/
Slyzak7750/
Selzak775/
Slezok773/
Slecak771/
Ślezak771/
Sleżak771/
Slezakova75141/
Slezaková7514/
Slezsák71192/
Slezhakova7127/
Slejzák7124/
Śleziak7114/
Slayzak719/
Slezackova717/
Zelzeak716/
Szlezáková714/
Šlejzak713/
Slejzakova713/
Zelzack713/
Slesiak712/
Sleizac711/
Sslezák711/
Rzelzak711/
Shlyzak711/
Schlesak67151/
Schlezák6723/
Gellezak671/
Śledziak671/
Zhelzhak671/

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