Šijak Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šijak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šijak 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
Croatia861:49,1709,482
Serbia701:102,0718,143
Bosnia and Herzegovina201:176,82010,618
Kosovo51:372,3749,323
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

Šijak Last Name Facts

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

Šijak (Hindi: सिजाक, Marathi: िसजक, Oriya: ସିଯକ) is found most frequently in Croatia. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Šijak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šijak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,239,697th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šijak reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 49,170. In Croatia Šijak is primarily concentrated in: Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 53 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 29 percent live and Varaždin County, where 7 percent live. Besides Croatia Šijak occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 37 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 11 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
Cijak808/
Šijakova7750/
Šijaková772/
Shijak736/
Soijak735/
Saijak732/
Seijak731/
Siak6713,149/
Chaijak67262/
Shaijak671/

Šijak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Šijak in the Hindi language
सिजाकsijaka-
Šijak in the Oriya language
ସିଯକsiyaka-
Šijak in the Marathi language
िसजकisajaka-

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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 Šijak
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