Šalev Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Macedonia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Šalev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šalev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Macedonia851:24,7233,211
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Salev (272) are calculated separately.

Šalev Last Name Facts

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

Šalev is borne by more people in North Macedonia than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Salev. For other potential spellings of Šalev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šalev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šalev is the 2,020,555th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šalev are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in North Macedonia, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 24,723. In North Macedonia it is most prevalent in: Vardar, where 64 percent reside, Eastern, where 33 percent reside and Southeastern, where 2 percent reside. Apart from North Macedonia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Montenegro, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salev93272/
Šaleva91105/
Šajleva831/
Šalov80273/
Zalev8074/
Šolev8019/
Šelev802/
Saliev7318,982/
Salaev735,846/
Shalev735,805/
Saleev731,708/
Saleva73348/
Zaleev73203/
Saloev73113/
Chalev73113/
Saulev7332/
Šoleva7322/
Šojlev738/
Sallev734/
Xaleev732/
Salehv731/
Šoilev731/
Šalova731/
Şaliev731/
Saleiv731/
Shalaev678,151/
Salyaev671,144/
Shaleva67744/
Shaleev67250/
Salleva67201/
Shaliev67143/
Saaliev67139/
Sahlaev6791/
Saalaev6766/
Sauleev6748/
Saliaev6739/
Sauleva6736/
Chaleev6734/
Sayliev6722/
Sagliev6717/
Šojleva6716/
Sauliev6714/
Chaylev6712/
Salhaev6710/
Schalev677/
Saileva675/
Shaulev674/
Shaloev673/
Salliev673/
Challev672/
Zayleev671/
Šaalova671/
Shalhev671/
Sealeav671/
Salleev671/
Sallaev671/
Saulaev671/
Saaleev671/
Sayleva671/
Sahalev671/

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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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  • 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 Šalev
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