Zalkauskas Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Zalkauskas Surname User-submission:
The Zalkauskas surname originates from the north western region of Lithuania called Zemaityja. It is known to have originated due to the green and luscious forests in the area at the time. People who lived there referred to them selves as "Zalias", meaning in the never ending green or "Zalkauskas" for when referring to a male instead of a place and "Zalkauskiene" when referring to a married female with "Zalkauskaite" when talking about an unmarried female.
Read More About This SurnameZalkauskas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Žalkauskas (119) are calculated separately.
Zalkauskas Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Zalkauskas surname originates from the north western region of Lithuania called Zemaityja. It is known to have originated due to the green and luscious forests in the area at the time. People who lived there referred to them selves as "Zalias", meaning in the never ending green or "Zalkauskas" for when referring to a male instead of a place and "Zalkauskiene" when referring to a married female with "Zalkauskaite" when talking about an unmarried female.
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Where Does The Last Name Zalkauskas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zalkauskas is found most in Brazil. It may also occur as a variant: Žalkauskas. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zalkauskas? popularity and diffusion
Zalkauskas is the 3,432,070th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Zalkauskas are found; 52 percent are found in South America and 52 percent are found in Luso-South America.
The surname is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 12,592,608. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 100 percent are found. Not including Brazil it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 18 percent are found and Lithuania, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Žalkauskas | 97 | 119 | / |
| Zaulkauskas | 95 | 6 | / |
| Zhalkauskas | 95 | 4 | / |
| Zaulkausskas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Šalkauskas | 90 | 609 | / |
| Salkauskas | 90 | 74 | / |
| Jalkauskas | 90 | 8 | / |
| Calkauskas | 90 | 1 | / |
| Čalkauskas | 90 | 1 | / |
| Zilakauskas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Šilkauskas | 80 | 50 | / |
| Silkauskas | 80 | 33 | / |
| Salkauskis | 80 | 11 | / |
| Šalkauskis | 80 | 4 | / |
| Čelkauskas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Žilakauskas | 76 | 5 | / |
| Sulikauskas | 76 | 1 | / |
| Žalikauskis | 76 | 1 | / |
| Šilakauskas | 76 | 1 | / |
| Sulekauskas | 76 | 1 | / |
| Salkoskas | 74 | 4 | / |
| Zylkuskis | 74 | 1 | / |
| Žilaukauskas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Šuliakauskas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Selkskis | 56 | 2 | / |
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