Šulaj Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Šulaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šulaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia661:80,85515,660
Czechia651:163,59224,859

The alternate forms: Sulaj (6,677) & Sülaj (1) are calculated separately.

Šulaj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šulaj is found most frequently in Slovakia. It can be found as: Sulaj or Sülaj. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šulaj? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šulaj is the 1,565,797th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. The surname Šulaj is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šulaj are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Slovakia, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 80,855. In Slovakia it is primarily found in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 73 percent live, Bratislava Region, where 15 percent live and Nitra Region, where 11 percent live. Besides Slovakia Šulaj exists in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sulaj936,677/
Šulaja9132/
Šulgaj9113/
Šula89580/
Šulj89129/
Sülaj871/
Šutlajz834/
Çulaj80287/
Šaula80279/
Šulej80190/
Šoula8068/
Šulla8051/
Šulai8016/
Šulha808/
Šolaj805/
Šulje804/
Šulajová77127/
Xhulaj73249/
Çullaj73116/
Sullaj7368/
Zulhaj7341/
Sulaji7339/
Sulaja7326/
Šoulej7316/
Sulaju7312/
Sulajo736/
Šulhaň735/
Çulhaj733/
Zulaji733/
Szulaj731/
Saulaj731/
Sulaij731/
Sulajy731/
Sula6730,871/
Çullhaj673,080/
Zula671,388/
Xula67294/
Zulj67142/
Zulhaja6735/
Šůla6725/
Šule6722/
Šuly6714/
Szulgaj6714/
Sulj6714/
Šuli6713/
Zulhaji6712/
Suliaji6711/
Sulhaji677/
Chulaji676/
Shullaj676/
Saulaja675/
Šóla675/
Šulý673/
Saulajs672/
Saulaji671/
Sulajhe671/
Šuljova671/
Soulhaj671/
Çuulhaj671/
Zeulhaj671/
Şula671/

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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
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  • 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 Šulaj
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