Šalajić Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šalajić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šalajić Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia721:58,73110,978
Serbia51:1,428,99029,746

The alternate forms: Salajić (82), Šalajič (2) & Salajic (14) are calculated separately.

Šalajić Last Name Facts

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

Šalajić occurs in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Salajić, Šalajič or Salajic. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šalajić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,152,526th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šalajić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 58,731. In Croatia Šalajić is most prevalent in: Osijek-Baranja County, where 53 percent live, Vukovar-Srijem County, where 28 percent live and Međimurje County, where 17 percent live. Aside from Croatia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Serbia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salajić9582/
Šalajič952/
Salajic9014/
Šolajić8675/
Salaić7747/
Šolaić7713/
Salajdžić751/
Salagić7121/
Salajit7114/
Solajić712/
Šalajičová711/
Salajid711/
Saliagić674/
Chalajit674/
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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 Šalajić
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