Šlekys Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Šlekys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šlekys 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
Lithuania2441:12,4372,246
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Slekys (19) are calculated separately.

Šlekys Last Name Facts

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

Šlekys is carried by more people in Lithuania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Slekys. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šlekys? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,028,911th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šlekys live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Baltic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Lithuania, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 12,437. In Lithuania it is primarily found in: Kaunas County, where 38 percent are found, Panevėžys County, where 26 percent are found and Marijampolė County, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Lithuania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 0 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
Slekys9419/
Šleikis771/
Šlekytė771/
Szlekys771/
Sleky734/
Slekis6753/
Clekis6717/
Slekes6713/
Slekey677/
Celkys672/
Clecky671/
Šleika671/
Schleckys671/
Schlekkys671/
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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 Šlekys
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