Šlegel Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Šlegel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šlegel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

The alternate forms: Slegel (144), Šlégel (2) & Şlegel (1) are calculated separately.

Šlegel Last Name Facts

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

Šlegel is found in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Slegel, Šlégel or Şlegel. For other potential spellings of Šlegel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šlegel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šlegel are found; 55 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 55 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Czechia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,772,245. In Czechia Šlegel is primarily concentrated in: Plzeň Region, where 67 percent reside and Central Bohemian Region, where 33 percent reside. Barring Czechia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 36 percent reside and Croatia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slegel94144/
Šlégel942/
Şlegel941/
Šlegl91175/
Žlegel8314/
Clegel831/
Zlegel831/
Šlegelová807/
Shlegel771,864/
Szlegel77139/
Sleghel778/
Sclegel773/
Chlegel771/
Zilegel771/
Sleguel771/
Slaegel770/
Sleigel770/
Sliegel770/
Sleggel770/
Šlégl7383/
Slegl7375/
Šlígl737/
Šlagl731/
Schlegel7144,774/
Shleygel71253/
Šleglová71159/
Szlegiel7139/
Sleighel7119/
Szlengel7113/
Slagel671,219/
Schloegel67752/
Schlaegel67439/
Schlegell6723/
Gilgel6719/
Schleigel6711/
Schleguel6710/
Clejel674/
Šlégelová672/
Slogel672/
Schleogel672/
Shchlegel671/
Silgel671/
Schleggel671/
Schliegel671/
Shlegl671/
Schlegiel671/
Schleagel670/
Sligel670/
Clezel670/
Sleigl670/
Clesel670/

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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 Šlegel
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