Šilak Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Šilak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 182 | 1:13,669 | 3,266 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
The alternate forms: Silak (3,036), Şilak (509), Šilák (45) & Silák (19) are calculated separately.
Šilak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šilak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Šilak is more commonly found in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Silak, Şilak, Šilák or Silák. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šilak? popularity and diffusion
The surname Šilak is the 1,198,640th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. Šilak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šilak are found; 94 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
Šilak is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 13,669. In Slovenia Šilak is primarily found in: Drava, where 86 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 9 percent are found and Mura, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Slovenia it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 4 percent are found and Lithuania, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silak | 93 | 3,036 | / |
| Şilak | 93 | 509 | / |
| Šilák | 93 | 45 | / |
| Silák | 87 | 19 | / |
| Cilak | 80 | 93 | / |
| Çilak | 80 | 76 | / |
| Šilac | 80 | 10 | / |
| Çitlak | 73 | 2,127 | / |
| Shilak | 73 | 756 | / |
| Szilak | 73 | 146 | / |
| Citlak | 73 | 94 | / |
| Sislak | 73 | 56 | / |
| Silake | 73 | 50 | / |
| Zilyak | 73 | 48 | / |
| Sailak | 73 | 23 | / |
| Ciliak | 73 | 19 | / |
| Zsilak | 73 | 18 | / |
| Šilhák | 73 | 13 | / |
| Silack | 73 | 12 | / |
| Silakh | 73 | 9 | / |
| Silyak | 73 | 8 | / |
| Cilakk | 73 | 8 | / |
| Šillák | 73 | 7 | / |
| Cilake | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sielak | 73 | 4 | / |
| Silhak | 73 | 3 | / |
| Silaak | 73 | 2 | / |
| Siliak | 73 | 2 | / |
| Šilhaková | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shillak | 67 | 549 | / |
| Siladke | 67 | 80 | / |
| Shilake | 67 | 42 | / |
| Ziliack | 67 | 12 | / |
| Shilyak | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chiliak | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chislak | 67 | 8 | / |
| Cislack | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ceislak | 67 | 7 | / |
| Silahak | 67 | 5 | / |
| Siliack | 67 | 5 | / |
| Scislak | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sieslak | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sailake | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cislake | 67 | 3 | / |
| Siliaks | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chilyak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Silakhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sheilak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sihlake | 67 | 2 | / |
| Šileikė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shilaik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schilak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silyaks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siliake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seilake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chilack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silauke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suitlak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chitlak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silacks | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shilack | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Šilak
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