Valjak Surname

465,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Valjak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valjak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia6811:6,209888
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Bosnia and Herzegovina51:707,28014,781
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Väljak (70) are calculated separately.

Valjak Last Name Facts

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

Valjak is most common in Croatia. It can be found as a variant: Väljak. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Valjak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 465,182nd most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 10,065,671 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Valjak reside; 96 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Croatia, where it is carried by 681 people, or 1 in 6,209. In Croatia Valjak is most prevalent in: Varaždin County, where 22 percent reside, Krapina-Zagorje County, where 19 percent reside and City of Zagreb, where 17 percent reside. Other than Croatia Valjak exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 2 percent reside and Slovenia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Väljak9470/
Valjack926/
Vasiljak861/
Baljak831,380/
Veljak8381/
Valcak8312/
Valzak8312/
Voljak838/
Valsak836/
Waljak831/
Valchak77264/
Valehak771/
Baljack771/
Valesak771/
Veljack771/
Vallzak771/
Volçjak771/
Valjeaux7113/
Valchake711/
Balşak67851/
Walzak67459/
Vasylchak67200/
Walsak6769/
Boljak6755/
Volsak6734/
Feljak6730/
Walcak6727/
Baljag6720/
Volšak6719/
Vasilchak6716/
Walyak6715/
Volcak675/
Voljac674/
Valsac674/
Veljac673/
Foljak673/
Valzac671/
Vasilceak671/
Baljaková671/
Valeok671/
Volzak671/

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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 Valjak
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