Šulga Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Šulga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šulga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania1091:27,8404,943
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646

The alternate forms: Sulga (478) & Šuļga (2) are calculated separately.

Šulga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šulga is held by more people in Lithuania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Sulga or Šuļga. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šulga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,484,726th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šulga live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The surname Šulga is most frequently used in Lithuania, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 27,840. In Lithuania it is most numerous in: Vilnius County, where 76 percent reside, Kaunas County, where 20 percent reside and Klaipėda County, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Lithuania Šulga is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 22 percent reside and Czechia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sulga93478/
Šuļga932/
Šulgaj9113/
Zulga8013/
Shulga7327,377/
Soulga733,596/
Szulga73471/
Sulgay7321/
Sulgah7321/
Zoulga734/
Zaulga733/
Saulga732/
Sullga732/
Chulga732/
Zulgai731/
Zulgha731/
Shulgat67332/
Schulga6789/
Shulgay6743/
Choulga6718/
Szulgaj6714/
Shul'ga679/
Szulgay678/
Shulgau671/
Szulęga671/
Szulgai671/
Sulgats671/

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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 Šulga
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