Zalán Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Zalán Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zalán Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary2831:34,6863,780
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150

The alternate forms: Zalan (473) are calculated separately.

Zalán (1,190) may also be a first name.

Zalán Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zalán is found in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Zalan. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zalán? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 912,827th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Zalán live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 229,828th most common first name in the world It is held by 1,190 people.

It is most frequent in Hungary, where it is held by 283 people, or 1 in 34,686. In Hungary Zalán is most common in: Budapest, where 40 percent live, Győr-Moson-Sopron County, where 15 percent live and Pest County, where 8 percent live. Excluding Hungary this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 2 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zalan93473/
Zalahán831/
Zalon80161/
Salán8029/
Calán8013/
Zalón801/
Zalánová776/
Zaalan731,762/
Zailon731,317/
Zailan731,068/
Zalane73495/
Zalang73443/
Zalyan73411/
Zalian73226/
Zalone73129/
Zaylan73125/
Zaland7393/
Zalong7329/
Szalon7328/
Zallan7317/
Zaslan7314/
Szalan7312/
Zallon7310/
Zajlan7310/
Zaylon739/
Zaslon738/
Chalán738/
Zalhan737/
Sallán736/
Callán735/
Zalant734/
Zalāne733/
Zalgan731/
Zealon731/
Zalein731/
Zatlan731/
Zalont731/
Zalgon731/
Salánk731/
Zaulan731/
Zealan731/
Zalain731/
Zalamn731/
Zealand671,083/
Zahlane67339/
Zalohyn67322/
Hızalan67127/
Zaalane6765/
Zallang6751/
Zaalyan6748/
Zatland6724/
Zalatin6723/
Zallone6721/
Zalasin6720/
Zatlyan6719/
Zialyan6718/
Zaleane6712/
Zailane679/
Zalland677/
Zailian677/
Zaillan676/
Zalaten675/
Zalaune675/
Zaleang674/
Zailoon673/
Zailyan673/
Zailean673/
Zailand672/
Dzhalan672/
Zaalian671/
Zaylyan671/
Caullán671/
Zahlann671/
Zaliant671/
Zallane671/
Zalotin671/
Zalyanc671/
Zialoon671/
Zaleine671/
Zjalian671/
Chailán671/
Zhaslan671/
Zalhain671/
Zailanh671/
Zaillon671/
Zattlan671/

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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 Zalán
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