Šolak Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

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

Šolak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šolak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1301:27,2034,376
Serbia151:476,33019,508
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Slovenia31:829,22525,091

The alternate forms: Solak (43,711), Solák (28) & Sölak (1) are calculated separately.

Šolak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šolak occurs more in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Solak, Solák or Sölak. For other potential spellings of Šolak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šolak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,374,607th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šolak are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Šolak is most widely held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 27,203. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Šolak is primarily concentrated in: Republika Srpska, where 88 percent live and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 12 percent live. Barring Bosnia and Herzegovina it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 9 percent live and Croatia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Solak9343,711/
Solák8728/
Sölak871/
Šulak8020/
Šalak8017/
Solake732,849/
Soliak73257/
Solack73165/
Soylak73146/
Solyak73134/
Solakh73127/
Sollak7383/
Çollak7375/
Soulak7351/
Šoulák7345/
Sholak7342/
Çolhak7336/
Zolyak7328/
Solaik7322/
Šuliak7312/
Szolak7311/
Solhak734/
Soolak731/
Solaak731/
Sholake67160/
Solakhe67134/
Solauke67122/
Shoulak6769/
Chollak6759/
Cholack6736/
Szolack6732/
Sholakh6726/
Sholyak6723/
Šutliak6719/
Cholaik6719/
Soliakh6719/
Solyakh6718/
Chholak6718/
Sollack6713/
Soulake6712/
Scholak677/
Sholack673/
Soulyak673/
Solaykt673/
Solaike673/
Szolyak673/
Sootlak672/
Soulaik671/
Siolyak671/
Solakke671/
Soulack671/
Zoulack671/
Soulagk671/

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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 Šolak
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