Zalec Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Zalec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zalec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela411:736,68512,312
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

The alternate forms: Žalec (239) & Žálec (5) are calculated separately.

Zalec Last Name Facts

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

Zalec occurs in Venezuela more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Žalec or Žálec. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zalec? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zalec is the 1,718,748th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. Zalec is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Zalec live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in Venezuela, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 736,685. In Venezuela it is most prevalent in: Zulia, where 78 percent reside, Falcón, where 12 percent reside and Capital District, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Venezuela this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Canada, where 27 percent reside.

Zalec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zalec surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.

The amount Zalec earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.66% more than the national average, earning $46,455 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.79% more than the national average, earning $62,995 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Žalec93239/
Zalech91709/
Zaleck9139/
Žálec875/
Zauleck8329/
Zalesch8314/
Zalecks831/
Zales80839/
Zalek80164/
Zaleś8092/
Zalez8056/
Zalic8044/
Jalec8032/
Zalej8012/
Zaleš8010/
Zaleq806/
Calec802/
Zalež801/
Zaleszcz771/
Saleck7325,300/
Zalles731,126/
Callec73395/
Jaleck73183/
Zailic73107/
Zaileg73106/
Zalegh73104/
Zalick7387/
Zjalic7373/
Zalich7352/
Zolech7352/
Salecz7328/
Zallek7323/
Zaleke7321/
Zoliec7314/
Zalleg7311/
Zhalek739/
Zaleeq738/
Zaliez738/
Jalecz736/
Zallez735/
Salehc735/
Zalesk735/
Zalike734/
Zsalek734/
Zalesh733/
Salekc732/
Zalesz732/
Zayles731/
Zahlek731/
Zaleeg731/
Zaliek731/
Zailes731/
Zálecz731/
Zialeg731/
Zaleek731/
Zalhes731/
Zeales731/
Caleck731/
Sauleac67243/
Zaulich6785/
Saleick6745/
Zaleske6728/
Dzialek6726/
Zooleck6720/
Zaulick6716/
Salleck6715/
Zolleck6714/
Zalique6714/
Salesch6711/
Zajlich6711/
Ziaylek6710/
Zgalich679/
Zaleike678/
Zsálecz678/
Drzalek676/
Zolesch676/
Zalicks672/
Zaligue672/
Zioleck672/
Zolecke672/
Zaylets671/
Zahleis671/
Zahlekh671/
Zjalich671/
Zhalich671/
Zaleigh671/
Zeileck671/
Sauleck671/
Jalleck671/
Ziolech671/
Zhaleke671/
Zialesh671/
Zaleskė671/
Scaleck671/
Zhalesh671/
Zealles670/

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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 Zalec
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