Šálek Surname
Approximately 740 people bear this surname
Šálek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 641 | 1:16,589 | 2,473 |
| Slovakia | 98 | 1:54,454 | 10,534 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
The alternate forms: Šalek (197), Sálek (7) & Salek (21,370) are calculated separately.
Šálek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šálek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Šálek is found most in Czechia. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Šalek, Sálek or Salek. Click here for other possible spellings of Šálek.
How Common Is The Last Name Šálek? popularity and diffusion
The surname Šálek is the 457,199th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 9,848,035 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šálek live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Czechia, where it is carried by 641 people, or 1 in 16,589. In Czechia Šálek is primarily concentrated in: Central Bohemian Region, where 15 percent live, South Moravian Region, where 14 percent live and Olomouc Region, where 12 percent live. Beside Czechia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 13 percent live and Austria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Šalek | 93 | 197 | / |
| Sálek | 93 | 7 | / |
| Salek | 87 | 21,370 | / |
| Šulek | 80 | 1,195 | / |
| Šolek | 80 | 48 | / |
| Šúlek | 80 | 42 | / |
| Žálek | 80 | 24 | / |
| Šelek | 80 | 23 | / |
| Šálka | 80 | 17 | / |
| Šilek | 80 | 5 | / |
| Šáleková | 77 | 66 | / |
| Zsálek | 73 | 146 | / |
| Šuljek | 73 | 8 | / |
| Šialek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Šálková | 67 | 571 | / |
| Šileika | 67 | 507 | / |
| Zálecká | 67 | 8 | / |
| Šileiko | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zálecký | 67 | 3 | / |
| Šalk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Šuleiko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šilk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šileikė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šaleika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šolk | 67 | 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 Šálek
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