Sálek Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Sálek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
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
Sálek is found most frequently in Slovakia. It can also occur as: Salek, Šálek or Šalek. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sálek? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sálek are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 57 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The surname Sálek is most commonly held 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 live and Bratislava Region, where 25 percent live. Not including Slovakia it is found in one country. It is also found in Hungary, where 43 percent live.
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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 Sálek
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