Sálek Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Sálek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sálek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568

The alternate forms: Salek (21,370), Šálek (740) & Šalek (197) are calculated separately.

Sálek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sálek is found most in Slovakia. It can occur as: Salek, Šálek or Šalek. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sálek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sálek is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sálek live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 57 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Slovakia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,334,112. In Slovakia it is most frequent in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 75 percent reside and Bratislava Region, where 25 percent reside. Barring Slovakia it exists in one country. It is also common in Hungary, where 43 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salek9321,370/
Šálek93740/
Zsálek91146/
Šalek87197/
Solek801,021/
Žálek8024/
Sálik802/
Sálík801/
Sáleková773/
Saleck7325,300/
Shalek73663/
Salekh73617/
Szalek73465/
Soulek73345/
Sallek73169/
Saleik7391/
Szolek7388/
Seylek7355/
Soleke7351/
Sailek7343/
Saleek7336/
Siolek7335/
Solekh7333/
Saleke7333/
Soleck7331/
Sollek7326/
Saulek7321/
Saliek7320/
Saylek7320/
Saalek7318/
Sholek7317/
Sealek7313/
Soylek739/
Zsalek734/
Soleik733/
Salaek732/
Saleuk732/
Salesk732/
Salekc732/
Soilek732/
Salegk731/
Satlek731/
S'Alek731/
Saledk731/
Salhek731/
Soolek731/
Seulek731/
Scalek730/
Soleek730/
Salk671,576/
Solk67372/
Schalek67216/
Shaleke6761/
Saleick6745/
Saleske6735/
Salecke6734/
Salekhe6729/
Sauleek6722/
Sholekh6722/
Sálková6722/
Sootlek6718/
Salleck6715/
Solecke678/
Saleekh678/
Saleike676/
Salleke676/
Solleck675/
Seileck674/
Shaleek674/
Sauleak673/
Ssaleck672/
S'Aleck672/
Soileck672/
Souleks672/
Sallekh672/
Shalekh672/
Sauleck671/
Szaleck671/
Soitlek671/
Salekhd671/
Saileek671/
Sayleke671/
Scaleck671/
Sahlekh671/
Souleke671/
Soleike671/
Souleik671/
Shahlek671/
Sahalek671/
Saliekh671/
Shailek671/
Scholek670/
Shaleck670/

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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
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  • 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 Sálek
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