Šalka Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Šalka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šalka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647

The alternate forms: Salka (2,438), Šálka (17) & Sálka (25) are calculated separately.

Šalka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šalka is most common in Slovakia. It can also appear as a variant: Salka, Šálka or Sálka. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šalka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šalka live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Slovakia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 667,056. In Slovakia it is most frequent in: Nitra Region, where 63 percent reside and Bratislava Region, where 38 percent reside. Besides Slovakia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 43 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salka932,438/
Šálka9317/
Sálka8725/
Çalka80454/
Šalko8023/
Szalka73646/
Çalkap73524/
Salkah73174/
Salkai7394/
Salkay7384/
Salkha7370/
Shalka7348/
Salkas7347/
Saulka7344/
Çalkay7336/
Zalkau7324/
Cealka7316/
Salkaj7314/
Sialka734/
Šalcas733/
Sealka731/
Salkad731/
Szalkai672,229/
Zahalka671,544/
Zahálka67673/
Çalkaya67645/
Salkaya67372/
Szalkay67208/
Sahulka67166/
Chalkas6733/
Schalka6733/
Salkaus6731/
Chalkea6727/
Sallkaj6721/
Szalkau679/
Shaulka674/
Salkach673/
Chalkai673/
Çallkau672/
Sahalka672/
Challka671/
Chaalka671/
Saileka671/
Shailka671/
Shalkay671/
Sialkha671/
Salkhad671/
Zalkaha671/

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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 Šalka
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