Šoljak Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šoljak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šoljak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia221:192,20923,417
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Soljak (46) are calculated separately.

Šoljak Last Name Facts

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

Šoljak has its highest incidence in Croatia. It may also appear as a variant: Soljak. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šoljak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,602,217th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šoljak are found; 77 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 77 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 192,209. In Croatia Šoljak is most frequent in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 27 percent reside, Istria County, where 23 percent reside and Zagreb County, where 23 percent reside. Without taking into account Croatia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 23 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soljak9446/
Šuljak83287/
Šaljak8311/
Šoljaková805/
Šoljakova801/
Soljack777/
Scholjak711/
Seljak67638/
Celjak67176/
Suljak67128/
Šuljok6755/
Solzak6741/
Solcak6721/
Soljaková6712/
Šuljaková675/
Soljakova674/
Zuljak672/
Šeljag671/
Saljak671/
Zolsak671/

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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 Šoljak
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