Šalaj Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Šalaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 67 | 1:63,113 | 11,594 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
The alternate forms: Salaj (2,933) are calculated separately.
Šalaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šalaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Šalaj is found most in Croatia. It may also be rendered as a variant: Salaj. For other potential spellings of Šalaj click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šalaj? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,293,424th most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. Šalaj occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šalaj live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most numerous in Croatia, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 63,113. In Croatia it is most frequent in: Vukovar-Srijem County, where 28 percent reside, Brod-Posavina County, where 19 percent reside and Međimurje County, where 18 percent reside. Barring Croatia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Montenegro, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Šalaj
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