Špalj Surname
Approximately 164 people bear this surname
Špalj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 162 | 1:26,102 | 5,404 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
The alternate forms: Spalj (63) are calculated separately.
Špalj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Špalj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Špalj is found in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Spalj. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Špalj? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,353,468th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Špalj are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most common in Croatia, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 26,102. In Croatia Špalj is most frequent in: Lika-Senj County, where 44 percent reside, City of Zagreb, where 22 percent reside and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Croatia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spalj | 93 | 63 | / |
| Špale | 80 | 98 | / |
| Špala | 80 | 33 | / |
| Špilj | 80 | 20 | / |
| Špaljová | 77 | 2 | / |
| Šebalj | 73 | 941 | / |
| Šepelj | 73 | 50 | / |
| Šipelj | 73 | 24 | / |
| Špilaj | 73 | 10 | / |
| Špalle | 73 | 6 | / |
| Šabalj | 73 | 3 | / |
| Šablij | 73 | 2 | / |
| Spilj | 60 | 66 | / |
| Šubelj | 55 | 277 | / |
| Sebalj | 55 | 196 | / |
| Zubalj | 55 | 46 | / |
| Šebelj | 55 | 8 | / |
| Sepelj | 55 | 4 | / |
| Cepulj | 55 | 4 | / |
| Spilaj | 55 | 1 | / |
| Sabalj | 55 | 1 | / |
| Soplaj | 55 | 1 | / |
| Zabelaj | 50 | 684 | / |
| Zapilaj | 50 | 44 | / |
| Sabulej | 50 | 5 | / |
| Sebalhj | 50 | 3 | / |
| Sabalaj | 50 | 1 | / |
| Syplywj | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Špalj
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