Šilák Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Šilák Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šilák 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
Slovakia391:136,83224,940
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647

The alternate forms: Šilak (197), Silák (19), Silak (3,036) & Şilak (509) are calculated separately.

Šilák Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šilák is borne by more people in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Šilak, Silák, Silak or Şilak. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šilák? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,909,720th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šilák live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Šilák is most frequently occurring in Slovakia, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 136,832. In Slovakia Šilák is most prevalent in: Žilina Region, where 54 percent are found, Banská Bystrica Region, where 38 percent are found and Nitra Region, where 8 percent are found. Other than Slovakia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 13 percent are found.

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
Šilak93197/
Silák9319/
Šilhák9113/
Šillák917/
Silak873,036/
Şilak87509/
Šiláková7711/
Szilák73408/
Sislák731/
Šilláková7113/
Šilháková7112/
Šileikė671/
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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 Šilák
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