Šaljaj Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Montenegro
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Šaljaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šaljaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Montenegro271:23,6882,322
Slovenia81:310,95916,987
Kosovo21:930,93412,188

The alternate forms: Saljaj (9) are calculated separately.

Šaljaj Last Name Facts

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

Šaljaj is borne by more people in Montenegro than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Saljaj. Click here for further potential spellings of Šaljaj.

How Common Is The Last Name Šaljaj? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,228,735th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šaljaj reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Šaljaj is most widespread in Montenegro, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 23,688. In Montenegro Šaljaj is most frequent in: Podgorica Capital City, where 100 percent are found. Beside Montenegro Šaljaj occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 22 percent are found and Kosovo, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saljaj949/
Salijaj77436/
Saljiaj771/
Salja73387/
Šolja7347/
Šalša7347/
Çalja7323/
Šalji7318/
Zalja733/
Sailja67670/
Sallja67364/
Saljay67135/
Saldja6798/
Shalja6795/
Salcaj6786/
Saljas6715/
Saljad671/

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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 Šaljaj
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