# Salak (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/salak/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Czech, Hungarian, Polish, or Slovak.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Czech |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 496 |
| US rank (2010) | 43,511 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 622,471 people |
| Change since 2000 | -4.1% (517 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Salak, Czech and Hungarian Salák and Slovak Šalák, all from a pet form of the name Salamon. Compare Solomon, Salomon.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Salak in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 5.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Similar surnames

Solak, Salas, Schalk, Salais, Solis, Schulz, Seals, Slack, Scales, Sales, Soliz, Sells.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.