Šulej Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Šulej Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šulej Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1751:30,4945,360
Czechia151:708,89864,682

The alternate forms: Sulej (3,129) are calculated separately.

Šulej Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šulej is found in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Sulej. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šulej? popularity and diffusion

Šulej is the 1,227,038th most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šulej are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Slovakia, where it is held by 175 people, or 1 in 30,494. In Slovakia Šulej is mostly concentrated in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 88 percent live, Bratislava Region, where 6 percent live and Žilina Region, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Slovakia it occurs in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sulej933,129/
Šoulej9116/
Šulj89129/
Šule8922/
Šuler80596/
Šulaj80131/
Šaule8046/
Šulec8030/
Šuleř8014/
Šoule8013/
Šulje804/
Šulie801/
Šulejová77138/
Suleja73380/
Szulej7398/
Šuleić7364/
Šulaja7332/
Suleji7315/
Šulgaj7313/
Sullej736/
Šuller734/
Saulej732/
Šutler732/
Šoulejová7115/
Sule67335,895/
Zule67612/
Šula67580/
Zulj67142/
Çule6768/
Şule6757/
Šole6736/
Šuly6714/
Sulj6714/
Šuli6713/
Sauleji676/
Šutlajz674/
Šulý673/
Xule672/
Šüle671/
Sulleij671/
Šuljova671/
Zuleeja671/

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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 Šulej
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