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.

DNA test information

Šaljaj Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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

The surname Šaljaj is more commonly found in Montenegro than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Saljaj. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šaljaj? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šaljaj is the 3,228,735th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šaljaj live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Montenegro, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 23,688. In Montenegro Šaljaj is most frequent in: Podgorica Capital City, where 100 percent live. Not including Montenegro this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 22 percent live and Kosovo, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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
  • 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 Šaljaj
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