Valjak Surname
Approximately 724 people bear this surname
Valjak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 681 | 1:6,209 | 888 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 1:707,280 | 14,781 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 1:525,368 | 20,918 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
The last name Valjak occurs most in Croatia. It can appear as: Väljak. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Valjak? popularity and diffusion
The surname Valjak is the 465,182nd most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 10,065,671 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Valjak live; 96 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most widespread in Croatia, where it is borne by 681 people, or 1 in 6,209. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: Varaždin County, where 22 percent reside, Krapina-Zagorje County, where 19 percent reside and City of Zagreb, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Croatia Valjak exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 2 percent reside and Slovenia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Väljak | 94 | 70 | / |
| Valjack | 92 | 6 | / |
| Vasiljak | 86 | 1 | / |
| Baljak | 83 | 1,380 | / |
| Veljak | 83 | 81 | / |
| Valcak | 83 | 12 | / |
| Valzak | 83 | 12 | / |
| Voljak | 83 | 8 | / |
| Valsak | 83 | 6 | / |
| Waljak | 83 | 1 | / |
| Valchak | 77 | 264 | / |
| Valehak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baljack | 77 | 1 | / |
| Valesak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Veljack | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vallzak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Volçjak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Valjeaux | 71 | 13 | / |
| Valchake | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balşak | 67 | 851 | / |
| Walzak | 67 | 459 | / |
| Vasylchak | 67 | 200 | / |
| Walsak | 67 | 69 | / |
| Boljak | 67 | 55 | / |
| Volsak | 67 | 34 | / |
| Feljak | 67 | 30 | / |
| Walcak | 67 | 27 | / |
| Baljag | 67 | 20 | / |
| Volšak | 67 | 19 | / |
| Vasilchak | 67 | 16 | / |
| Walyak | 67 | 15 | / |
| Volcak | 67 | 5 | / |
| Voljac | 67 | 4 | / |
| Valsac | 67 | 4 | / |
| Veljac | 67 | 3 | / |
| Foljak | 67 | 3 | / |
| Valzac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vasilceak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baljaková | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valeok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Volzak | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Valjak
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