Šalak Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Šalak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šalak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina101:353,64013,005
Slovakia71:762,35073,078

The alternate forms: Salak (7,944), Šalák (25) & Salák (426) are calculated separately.

Šalak Last Name Facts

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

Šalak has its highest incidence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may also be found as: Salak, Šalák or Salák. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šalak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šalak is the 4,772,636th most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šalak are found; 59 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 59 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 353,640. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Šalak is mostly concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Bosnia and Herzegovina it exists in one country. It is also common in Slovakia, where 41 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salak937,944/
Šalák9325/
Salák87426/
Çalak80418/
Šolak80160/
Xalak801/
Šalaková777/
Çaylak7311,108/
Sallak739,198/
Çağlak733,218/
Shalak732,727/
Saylak731,329/
Çatlak73659/
Salakh73649/
Salake73649/
Szalak73355/
Saliak73262/
Şallak73167/
Salack73153/
Saulak7374/
Saalak7351/
Sialak7335/
Saelak7331/
Salakk7329/
Zaalak7325/
Sailak7323/
Zalack7318/
Salhak737/
Salyak737/
Sağlak736/
Zahlak735/
Salauk734/
Sahlak732/
Salgak731/
Salahk731/
Sealak731/
Šatlák731/
Salaak731/
Saslak731/
Šalajková717/
Šallaková717/
Sauliak671,941/
Salauke67928/
Saulyak67604/
Shalakh67160/
Shalake67139/
Salaske67138/
Salakhe6795/
Sallack6789/
Sallakh6761/
Shalack6740/
Szatlak6731/
Salyakh6730/
Zahalak6727/
Chatlak6720/
Chaylak6717/
Chaliak6715/
Zallack677/
Saulake675/
Salakke675/
Schalak674/
Siallak674/
Saulakh673/
Sailake673/
Sauleak673/
Salahak673/
Chalyak673/
Salaukh672/
Saalake672/
Chaalak672/
Chalaak671/
Chaslak671/
Saliake671/
Sallaks671/
Saeliak671/
Sahalak671/
Shahlak671/
Shalhak671/
Shalakk671/
Satlack671/
Satlake670/

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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 Šalak
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