Šlezak Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šlezak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šlezak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia411:103,13716,264
Serbia161:446,55918,714
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: Slezak (4,402), Šlezák (7), Ślezak (1), Slezák (4,631) & Sleżak (1) are calculated separately.

Šlezak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šlezak is found in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Slezak, Šlezák, Ślezak, Slezák or Sleżak. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šlezak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šlezak is the 2,506,728th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. Šlezak occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šlezak are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Šlezak is most widespread in Croatia, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 103,137. In Croatia Šlezak is most prevalent in: Vukovar-Srijem County, where 46 percent live, Osijek-Baranja County, where 29 percent live and Varaždin County, where 12 percent live. Besides Croatia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 27 percent live and Montenegro, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slezak944,402/
Šlezák947/
Ślezak941/
Šlejzak923/
Slezák894,631/
Sleżak891/
Šlesak831/
Sleziak77652/
Szlezak77407/
Slezsak7754/
Slezack7736/
Sleyzak7730/
Shlezak7720/
Śleziak7714/
Sleizak779/
Šlejzák777/
Slejzak772/
Dslezak771/
Šlejzaková752/
Schlezak7141/
Sledziak7112/
Gellezak711/
Sleziack711/
Železňak711/
Śledziak711/
Slazak67203/
Slezakova67141/
Slizak67102/
Slesak6788/
Slozak6758/
Zlesak6757/
Slyzak6750/
Clecak6733/
Slezaková6714/
Selzak675/
Slezok673/
Ślizak671/
Ślesak671/
Gelzak671/
Slecak671/

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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 Šlezak
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