Surname
Salay
190
Bearers
9141.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
Surname from an adjective – a nickname from a characteristic or appearance.
Origin: from an adjective
A general explanation of the surname based on typical patterns (occupation, trait, ancestor's name, place). A particular family may have a different history.
Surname distribution by municipality
Number of bearers by municipality across Czechia (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011). Showing the 30 most frequent of 47 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Salay — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 61 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 22 |
| 3 | Středočeský kraj | 20 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 19 |
| 5 | Královéhradecký kraj | 17 |
| 6 | Karlovarský kraj | 15 |
| 7 | Jihočeský kraj | 14 |
| 8 | Plzeňský kraj | 8 |
| 9 | Olomoucký kraj | 5 |
| 10 | Hlavní město Praha | 5 |
| 11 | Zlínský kraj | 3 |
| 12 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| Total CZ | 190 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikulov | 21 |
| 2 | Mladá Boleslav | 10 |
| 3 | Rakovník | 10 |
| 4 | Hodonín | 10 |
| 5 | Kraslice | 9 |
| 6 | Varnsdorf | 9 |
| 7 | Brno | 8 |
| 8 | Jindřichův Hradec | 7 |
| 9 | Tachov | 6 |
| 10 | Teplice | 6 |
| 11 | Praha | 5 |
| 12 | Hradec Králové | 5 |
| 13 | Znojmo | 5 |
| 14 | Ivančice | 5 |
| 15 | Krnov | 5 |
| 16 | Hlučín | 5 |
| 17 | Tábor | 4 |
| 18 | Jičín | 4 |
| 19 | Břeclav | 4 |
| 20 | Ostrava | 4 |
| 21 | Mariánské Lázně | 3 |
| 22 | Louny | 3 |
| 23 | Trutnov | 3 |
| 24 | Jaroměř | 3 |
| 25 | Prostějov | 3 |
| 26 | Hustopeče | 3 |
| 27 | Pohořelice | 3 |
| 28 | Bílovec | 3 |
| 29 | Dačice | 2 |
| 30 | Cheb | 2 |
Historical trend by year of birth
Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).
Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011