Žalys Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Žalys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žalys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania3291:9,2241,673
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

The alternate forms: Zalys (128) are calculated separately.

Žalys Last Name Facts

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

Žalys is found most in Lithuania. It can also occur in the variant forms: Zalys. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Žalys? popularity and diffusion

Žalys is the 833,931st most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 22,016,755 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Žalys reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

Žalys is most numerous in Lithuania, where it is held by 329 people, or 1 in 9,224. In Lithuania Žalys is primarily concentrated in: Šiauliai County, where 58 percent are found, Vilnius County, where 17 percent are found and Telšiai County, where 10 percent are found. Beside Lithuania it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and Estonia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zalys93128/
Žalis803/
Želys801/
Salysh7337/
Zhalys7331/
Žalytė734/
Žuolys733/
Saleys732/
Salysz731/
Žala67221/
Zaly6758/
Žale6719/
Saillys674/
Djallys671/
Salehys671/
Caalays671/
Sayloys671/
Calleys670/

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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 Žalys
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