Žiljak Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Žiljak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žiljak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1541:27,4585,676
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Ziljak (13) are calculated separately.

Žiljak Last Name Facts

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

Žiljak is found in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Ziljak. For other possible spellings of Žiljak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Žiljak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,380,086th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Žiljak live; 97 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Croatia, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 27,458. In Croatia Žiljak is most prevalent in: Zagreb County, where 51 percent reside, City of Zagreb, where 21 percent reside and Virovitica-Podravina County, where 19 percent reside. Other than Croatia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziljak9413/
Siljak83223/
Ciljak833/
Žiljaková8013/
Cilijak771/
Seljak67638/
Zeljak67339/
Celjak67176/
Suljak67128/
Siljac6737/
Zuljak672/
Jiljac671/
Shljak671/
Ziljakova671/

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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 Žiljak
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis