Šlegr Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Šlegr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šlegr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia2311:46,0327,660
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892

The alternate forms: Šlégr (169) & Slegr (27) are calculated separately.

Šlegr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šlegr is most common in Czechia. It may be found as a variant: Šlégr or Slegr. For other potential spellings of Šlegr click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šlegr? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šlegr is the 1,061,269th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. Šlegr occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šlegr are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 98 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Šlegr is most commonly held in Czechia, where it is held by 231 people, or 1 in 46,032. In Czechia it is mostly found in: Ústí nad Labem Region, where 44 percent live, Pardubice Region, where 17 percent live and Central Bohemian Region, where 16 percent live. Outside of Czechia this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Croatia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šlégr93169/
Slegr9327/
Šlengr915/
Šlagr8010/
Xlegr801/
Šlegrová77272/
Šlingr7342/
Szlegr7316/
Sleeger67124/
Sleiger6710/
Schlegr675/
Sleager673/
Slegeer673/
Slgr673/
Clgr672/
Jlgr671/

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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 Šlegr
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