Šalai Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Šalai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šalai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia301:238,16513,506
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

The alternate forms: Salai (17,904), Salaï (2) & Salaí (1) are calculated separately.

Šalai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šalai is found in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Salai, Salaï or Salaí. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šalai? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,485,539th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šalai reside; 94 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Serbia, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 238,165. In Serbia it is primarily found in: North Bačka District, where 47 percent are found, North Banat District, where 47 percent are found and Mačva District, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Serbia Šalai is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 3 percent are found and Estonia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salai9317,904/
Šallai9132/
Šala89127/
Šali8959/
Salaï872/
Salaí871/
Zalai803,155/
Šaula80279/
Šalaj8069/
Šauli8020/
Šalat8014/
Šalap807/
Šalga807/
Šajli804/
Šaili801/
Šalla801/
Šalaiová774/
Szalai7329,635/
Sallai736,836/
Salais734,294/
Saelai733,406/
Salaiz731,197/
Shalai73837/
Salait73629/
Salaiy73467/
Salaji73439/
Salaia73400/
Salayi73360/
Zailai73295/
Chalai73101/
Sahlai7387/
Saulai7360/
Salaiu7357/
Salaić7347/
Salaih7337/
Šalgaj7337/
Salaid7328/
Salaie7326/
Sialai7316/
Sailai7315/
Sealai7314/
Šolaić7313/
Šalaja7312/
Salgai7310/
Zalaji7310/
Saliai7310/
Šallay737/
Salaii733/
Salhai733/
Salaio733/
Zalaai732/
Saalai731/
Zallai731/
Zalaie731/
Zalhai731/
Xalayi731/
Zaylai731/
Šallaiova712/
Sali67196,871/
Sala67176,354/
Zali6716,664/
Çali679,563/
Zala679,350/
Chalaia674,035/
Xala672,712/
Çala672,239/
Saulais67558/
Salaiah67469/
Şala67313/
Šola67272/
Szajlai67263/
Xali67208/
Zailaie67203/
Salhaji67156/
Shahlai67147/
Šála67140/
Szallai67137/
Šela67125/
Šale67111/
Salahei67109/
Chalais67100/
Salaiau6799/
Shaalai6779/
Salawie6778/
Salahai6774/
Salhait6767/
Šáli6736/
Sahalai6730/
Šalé6727/
Shalayi6724/
Cealaia6723/
Zalaiha6722/
Sallais6721/
Salahia6720/
Salaiha6720/
Szalaji6719/
Šaly6714/
Chailai6711/
Sailaji6710/
Shalaji6710/
Shallai679/
Chalaji677/
Szalaiy677/
Salaihu677/
Sallaih677/
Sailais676/
Salaius676/
Saulayi675/
Šóla675/
Šalý675/
Salyaji674/
Chatlai674/
Challai674/
Salaies674/
Sallaji673/
Salaiyi673/
Salahiy673/
Chhalai673/
Šéla673/
Salaich673/
Salaiuu673/
Chaulai672/
Sahlaji672/
Saulaie672/
Sahlait671/
Sailaia671/
Saalayi671/
Saulaji671/
Sallaia671/
Sallayi671/
Chalhai671/
Szailai671/
Sallaie671/
Zalaihu671/
Śala671/
Şali671/
Šēla671/
Salaied671/
Salaiou671/
Salaiss671/
Salayit671/
Szalayi671/
Zaylaai671/
Sialayi671/
Salahgi671/
Salaihi671/
Zalaihi671/
Chalaie671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Šalai
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