Žalec Surname
Approximately 239 people bear this surname
Žalec Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 195 | 1:12,757 | 3,050 |
| Slovakia | 39 | 1:136,832 | 24,940 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
The alternate forms: Zalec (113) & Žálec (5) are calculated separately.
Žalec Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Žalec Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Žalec is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Zalec or Žálec. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Žalec? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,048,281st most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 30,491,824 people. The last name Žalec is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žalec live; 84 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Slovenia, where it is borne by 195 people, or 1 in 12,757. In Slovenia it is mostly found in: Southeast Slovenia, where 59 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 25 percent reside and Upper Carniola, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Slovenia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 16 percent reside and Croatia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zalec | 93 | 113 | / |
| Žálec | 93 | 5 | / |
| Žalek | 80 | 50 | / |
| Jalec | 80 | 32 | / |
| Calec | 80 | 2 | / |
| Saleck | 73 | 25,300 | / |
| Zalech | 73 | 709 | / |
| Callec | 73 | 395 | / |
| Jaleck | 73 | 183 | / |
| Zaleck | 73 | 39 | / |
| Salecz | 73 | 28 | / |
| Jalecz | 73 | 6 | / |
| Salehc | 73 | 5 | / |
| Žajlek | 73 | 3 | / |
| Salekc | 73 | 2 | / |
| Caleck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sauleac | 67 | 243 | / |
| Saleick | 67 | 45 | / |
| Zauleck | 67 | 29 | / |
| Salleck | 67 | 15 | / |
| Zalesch | 67 | 14 | / |
| Salesch | 67 | 11 | / |
| Scaleck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zalecks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sauleck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jalleck | 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 Žalec
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