Šálka Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Šálka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šálka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Slovakia71:762,35073,078

The alternate forms: Sálka (25), Šalka (14) & Salka (2,438) are calculated separately.

Šálka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šálka occurs in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Sálka, Šalka or Salka. Click here for further possible spellings of Šálka.

How Common Is The Last Name Šálka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šálka are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Czechia, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 1,063,347. In Czechia it is mostly found in: Ústí nad Labem Region, where 50 percent live, Central Bohemian Region, where 20 percent live and Prague, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Czechia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Slovakia, where 41 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sálka9325/
Šalka9314/
Salka872,438/
Šálek80740/
Šulka8092/
Šalaka73121/
Szálka73104/
Šalika7370/
Chálka731/
Pšolka731/
Šulika731/
Šaluka731/
Šiljka731/
Szálkai671,643/
Zahálka67673/
Šileika67507/
Šalajka6710/
Szálkay679/
Šalk672/
Šolk671/
Šilk671/
Šilaika671/
Šaleika671/
Zlka670/

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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 Šálka
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