Šalek Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Šalek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 122 | 1:87,160 | 14,544 |
| Croatia | 70 | 1:60,409 | 11,225 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
The alternate forms: Salek (21,370), Šálek (740) & Sálek (7) are calculated separately.
Šalek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šalek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Šalek is found most frequently in Czechia. It can also be rendered as: Salek, Šálek or Sálek. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šalek? popularity and diffusion
Šalek is the 1,198,640th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. Šalek occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šalek live; 64 percent live in Eastern Europe and 64 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
This surname is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 87,160. In Czechia it is most frequent in: South Bohemian Region, where 52 percent reside, Prague, where 24 percent reside and Central Bohemian Region, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Czechia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 36 percent reside and Slovakia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salek | 93 | 21,370 | / |
| Šálek | 93 | 740 | / |
| Sálek | 87 | 7 | / |
| Šolek | 80 | 48 | / |
| Šalec | 80 | 24 | / |
| Šelek | 80 | 23 | / |
| Šalík | 80 | 17 | / |
| Šaleková | 77 | 7 | / |
| Saleck | 73 | 25,300 | / |
| Saelek | 73 | 1,359 | / |
| Shalek | 73 | 663 | / |
| Salekh | 73 | 617 | / |
| Szalek | 73 | 465 | / |
| Sallek | 73 | 169 | / |
| Saleik | 73 | 91 | / |
| Sailek | 73 | 43 | / |
| Zaleck | 73 | 39 | / |
| Saleek | 73 | 36 | / |
| Saleke | 73 | 33 | / |
| Saulek | 73 | 21 | / |
| Saliek | 73 | 20 | / |
| Saylek | 73 | 20 | / |
| Saalek | 73 | 18 | / |
| Šaulik | 73 | 13 | / |
| Sealek | 73 | 13 | / |
| Šaulík | 73 | 6 | / |
| Zsalek | 73 | 4 | / |
| Saleuk | 73 | 2 | / |
| Salesk | 73 | 2 | / |
| Salekc | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zahlek | 73 | 1 | / |
| S'Alek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Salhek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Satlek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Salegk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saledk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saeleik | 67 | 5,049 | / |
| Schalek | 67 | 216 | / |
| Shaleke | 67 | 61 | / |
| Saleick | 67 | 45 | / |
| Saleske | 67 | 35 | / |
| Salecke | 67 | 34 | / |
| Salekhe | 67 | 29 | / |
| Zauleck | 67 | 29 | / |
| Chatlek | 67 | 28 | / |
| Sauleek | 67 | 22 | / |
| Salleck | 67 | 15 | / |
| Saleekh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Saleike | 67 | 6 | / |
| Salleke | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shaleek | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sauleak | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chaulek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Šalkova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chaleek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ssaleck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shalekh | 67 | 2 | / |
| S'Aleck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sallekh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shahlek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahalek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saliekh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shailek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szaleck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sauleck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zahlekh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahlekh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sayleke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saileek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salekhd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaleck | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Šalek
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