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 occurs more in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zalaj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,602,217th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Zalaj live; 87 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 83 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
Zalaj is most widely held in Croatia, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 169,144. In Croatia it is most numerous in: Vukovar-Srijem County, where 68 percent reside, Osijek-Baranja County, where 24 percent reside and Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Croatia it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 7 percent reside and Albania, where 3 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
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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
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