Šlak Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Šlak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šlak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina141:252,60012,031
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Slak (1,595) are calculated separately.

Šlak Last Name Facts

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

Šlak is more commonly found in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Slak. Click here to see other potential spellings of Šlak.

How Common Is The Last Name Šlak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,665,662nd most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šlak live; 62 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 62 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 252,600. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Šlak is most common in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Bosnia and Herzegovina Šlak occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 34 percent are found and Slovenia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slak921,595/
Clak75152/
Žlak7542/
Zlak7523/
Šlõk7519/
Šlag752/
Šlok751/
Jlak751/
Šlaková736/
Slack6730,505/
Shlak67451/
Szlak67377/
Slauk67107/
Šlauková6759/
Slake6741/
Sleak677/
Sliak675/
Slaik675/
Slakh674/
Clakk672/
Slyak671/
Sllak671/
Zlajk671/
Sladk671/
Zlake671/
Cliak671/
Clhak671/
Slaak670/
Claak670/

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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 Šlak
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