Zalais Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Zalais Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 39 | 1:52,565 | 7,946 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Zaļais (1) are calculated separately.
Zalais Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zalais Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zalais is more commonly found in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Zaļais. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zalais? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,776,799th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Zalais is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Zalais reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 80 percent reside in Baltic Europe.
The surname is most widespread in Latvia, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 52,565. In Latvia Zalais is most numerous in: Riga Planning Region, where 49 percent reside, Semigallia, where 36 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Latvia Zalais exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.
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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 Zalais
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