Sály Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Sály Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sály Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1191:82,4908,257
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

The alternate forms: Saly (6,141), Šály (152), Šaly (14), Šálý (4) & Šalý (5) are calculated separately.

Sály Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sály is held by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Saly, Šály, Šaly, Šálý or Šalý. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sály? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,649,806th most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sály reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Hungary, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 82,490. In Hungary it is most prevalent in: Heves County, where 66 percent reside, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 18 percent reside and Tolna County, where 10 percent reside. Other than Hungary Sály occurs in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saly926,141/
Šály92152/
Sályi89143/
Šaly8314/
Šálý834/
Szálya8024/
Soly755,838/
Sáli75107/
Sála7511/
Šalý755/
Saley67149,328/
Sally6713,245/
Sealy6710,926/
Salay678,959/
Solly677,900/
Salyi674,929/
Soley673,948/
Saliy673,445/
Soliy673,277/
Souly673,119/
Solay671,280/
Salya671,057/
Sahly671,044/
Salhy67712/
Sólya67562/
Saily67477/
Solhy67460/
Solya67425/
Soloy67405/
Sooly67372/
Saloy67344/
Sholy67261/
Soløy67156/
Shaly67123/
Szála6765/
Sohly6764/
Salyo6757/
Salyh6750/
Szále6744/
Szaly6740/
Salyp6739/
Sioly6730/
Saluy6723/
Zsáli6722/
Sialy6722/
Sauly6721/
Saaly6715/
Solyi6710/
Sáles6710/
Sóley679/
Soily679/
Seily678/
Sóloy678/
Szoly676/
Sáliš673/
Solyt672/
Sayly672/
Sáler671/
Zsaly671/
Solyz671/
Salyy671/
Salyd671/
Sólyi671/
Sálet671/
Solyo671/
Soluy671/
Seyly670/

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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 Sály
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