Šakalys Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Šakalys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šakalys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania6521:4,654731
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Sakalys (78) are calculated separately.

Šakalys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šakalys is held by more people in Lithuania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Sakalys. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šakalys? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 503,100th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 11,160,101 people. The surname Šakalys is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šakalys are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The surname Šakalys is most frequently held in Lithuania, where it is carried by 652 people, or 1 in 4,654. In Lithuania it is most prevalent in: Panevėžys County, where 37 percent reside, Utena County, where 29 percent reside and Vilnius County, where 19 percent reside. Beside Lithuania Šakalys is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sakalys9578/
Šakalis86120/
Shakalys8010/
Šakalytė805/
Sakaly771,327/
Šakale771/
Sakalis711,228/
Sakaliy71737/
Sakalay71500/
Saikaly71297/
Szakaly71249/
Saykaly7164/
Sakales7154/
Sakalya7151/
Sakaley7130/
Sackaly7120/
Sakally719/
Saukaly715/
Šakelis715/
Sakhaly712/
Sakalyi711/
Zakaliy711/
Šakalei711/
Shakaily67489/
Saikaley67335/
Shakalis67219/
Shakally67202/
Sakkalis67151/
Shakaley67150/
Sakalley67129/
Chakalis67119/
Chakales6775/
Saykally6767/
Shakalya6742/
Sakalese6731/
Szakalis6726/
Sakallis6722/
Saikalis6717/
Shakalyi6716/
Sakalaya6711/
Szakaley6710/
Saykalay678/
Sakhalya677/
Siakalya674/
Sakalytė674/
Zagkalis674/
Szakalay673/
Shakhaly673/
Szakally672/
Sakhalay671/
Siakalis671/
Sakailay671/
Saikaily671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Šakalys
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis