Šalgaj Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Šalgaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 34 | 1:124,371 | 18,240 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
The alternate forms: Salgaj (1) are calculated separately.
Šalgaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šalgaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Šalgaj is most common in Croatia. It can also occur in the variant forms: Salgaj. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Šalgaj? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,228,735th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Šalgaj occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šalgaj are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 124,371. In Croatia Šalgaj is primarily concentrated in: Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 29 percent are found, Međimurje County, where 29 percent are found and City of Zagreb, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Croatia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Slovenia, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salgaj | 94 | 1 | / |
| Šalaj | 91 | 69 | / |
| Šalga | 91 | 7 | / |
| Šalaja | 83 | 12 | / |
| Šala | 80 | 127 | / |
| Šalenga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Salaj | 73 | 2,933 | / |
| Salga | 73 | 1,119 | / |
| Šaula | 73 | 279 | / |
| Çalaj | 73 | 196 | / |
| Šalej | 73 | 136 | / |
| Zalga | 73 | 57 | / |
| Šalai | 73 | 32 | / |
| Zalaj | 73 | 30 | / |
| Šalat | 73 | 14 | / |
| Šalap | 73 | 7 | / |
| Šolaj | 73 | 5 | / |
| Šaloj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Šalla | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saliaj | 67 | 2,527 | / |
| Šolaja | 67 | 1,478 | / |
| Shalaj | 67 | 678 | / |
| Sallaj | 67 | 473 | / |
| Salaji | 67 | 439 | / |
| Salaja | 67 | 376 | / |
| Salgat | 67 | 278 | / |
| Salgau | 67 | 198 | / |
| Szalaj | 67 | 192 | / |
| Salaje | 67 | 173 | / |
| Salgas | 67 | 170 | / |
| Sailaj | 67 | 104 | / |
| Çallaj | 67 | 49 | / |
| Salgay | 67 | 46 | / |
| Zallaj | 67 | 36 | / |
| Šallai | 67 | 32 | / |
| Szalga | 67 | 28 | / |
| Chalga | 67 | 25 | / |
| Salgad | 67 | 22 | / |
| Salaju | 67 | 19 | / |
| Çalgap | 67 | 17 | / |
| Chalaj | 67 | 16 | / |
| Salgai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zalaji | 67 | 10 | / |
| Solgaj | 67 | 8 | / |
| Šallay | 67 | 7 | / |
| Salnga | 67 | 7 | / |
| Salajs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zaulga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Šallajová | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shalga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Salahj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zalaja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saulga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Salgej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salajo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salgah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjalaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zalaaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salęga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saulaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salgha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salhaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sallga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xhalaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zalgai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Šalgaj
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