Šulec Surname

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

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Šulec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šulec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia211:254,11739,106
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740

The alternate forms: Sulec (73) are calculated separately.

Šulec Last Name Facts

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

Šulec has its highest incidence in Slovakia. It can also occur in the variant forms: Sulec. Click here to see other possible spellings of Šulec.

How Common Is The Last Name Šulec? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Šulec occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šulec live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Šulec is most frequently occurring in Slovakia, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 254,117. In Slovakia Šulec is primarily found in: Trnava Region, where 95 percent reside and Žilina Region, where 5 percent reside. Other than Slovakia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 30 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sulec9373/
Šulek801,195/
Šulej80190/
Šulic801/
Šulecová7729/
Suleac73198/
Šuleić7364/
Szulec7342/
Šoulej7316/
Suleck7311/
Suslec7310/
Suleic734/
Sulech733/
Şuleac731/
Zulech730/
Sauleac67243/
Zauleck6729/
Zsulecz678/
Susleck676/
Sulleck674/
Sulesci673/
Chuleck672/
Zuleich671/
Szuliec671/
Shuleac671/
Sauleck671/
Seuleac671/
Schulec671/
Zuileck670/

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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 Šulec
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