Zalaj Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Zalaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 25 | 1:169,144 | 21,748 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Zalaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zalaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zalaj is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Zalaj click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zalaj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Zalaj are found; 87 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 83 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 169,144. In Croatia Zalaj is most common in: Vukovar-Srijem County, where 68 percent live, Osijek-Baranja County, where 24 percent live and Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 8 percent live. Beside Croatia Zalaj exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 7 percent live and Albania, where 3 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 Zalaj
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