Šolaja Surname

264,801st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,478 people bear this surname

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

Šolaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šolaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina4871:7,2621,471
Croatia4681:9,0351,564
Serbia3351:21,3282,420
Slovenia1591:15,6463,670
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Montenegro81:79,9464,069
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Solaja (2,234) & Śolaja (4) are calculated separately.

Šolaja Last Name Facts

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

Šolaja is found most frequently in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can occur as: Solaja or Śolaja. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šolaja? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 264,801st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,930,681 people. The last name Šolaja is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šolaja are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Šolaja is most frequently occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 487 people, or 1 in 7,262. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Šolaja is most common in: Republika Srpska, where 69 percent reside, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 16 percent reside and Brčko District, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 32 percent reside and Serbia, where 23 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Solaja942,234/
Śolaja944/
Šolaj915/
Šalaja8312/
Zolaja831/
Sholaja771,141/
Solajaa771/
Soloaja771/
Solaa7371/
Šalaj7369/
Zolaj734/
Çolaj733/
Solaj733/
Sholaaja713/
Šolajová713/
Jsholaja712/
Salaja67376/
Soleja67292/
Solija67217/
Sholaa67125/
Solajo6774/
Solaya6746/
Šalgaj6737/
Cholaj6733/
Šoulej6716/
Šolaić6713/
Solaji6713/
Xholaj6710/
Solaje6710/
Solgaj678/
Soloja676/
Zolaya676/
Soluja673/
Zalaja672/
Solaju672/
Zolaji671/
Soulaa671/
Zollaj671/
Zoolaj671/
Solaay671/
Sollaj671/
Solaai671/

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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 Šolaja
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