Zelek Forename

207,436th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,417 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Zelek Forename Definition:

Ze'-lek, the noise of him that laps or licks. The name of one of David's thirty valiant captains. 2 Sam. xxiii. 37.

Zelek Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia
100%
1,3871:70,3395,764
United States-171:21,325,705170,480
Russia
100%
41:36,058,42683,389
Nigeria
100%
31:59,188,120318,216
Brazil-21:107,118,077571,487
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
England
100%
11:55,602,921189,715
Pakistan-11:194,357,680303,535
South Africa
100%
11:54,532,649471,300

Zelek (5,362) may also be a surname.

Zelek Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ze'-lek, the noise of him that laps or licks. The name of one of David's thirty valiant captains. 2 Sam. xxiii. 37.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: shadow of a cliff: fissure.

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

Zelek Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeleke91492,384/
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Zelecks831/
Zeeleke831/
Zielhek831/
Zeleike831/
Zeleyke831/
Zelik80351/
Gelek80155/
Selek80130/
Celek8059/
Jelek8057/
Zalek8015/
Zilek8013/
Zelyk8012/
Zelex808/
Zolek804/
Zelec802/
Zeljk802/
Zeleg801/
Zielecke771/
Zelike73142/
Jelekh7339/
Zelick7329/
Seleck7314/
Zeilik7312/
Selekh7311/
Zeilyk7311/
Zeylik739/
Geleck737/
Geleke735/
Gelekh734/
Saelek734/
Zeleqe734/
Chelek734/
Zileke734/
Geleek733/
Zaelik733/
Jeleks733/
Zelikh732/
Jeleke732/
Zalekh732/
Zhelik732/
Seleik732/
Sielek731/
Celeck731/
Zelikë731/
Zhelyk731/
Zaleik731/
Zaliek731/
Jelhek731/
Zallek731/
Zailek731/
Zeljkp731/
Zhalek731/
Zielyk731/
Zealex731/
Zcelik731/
Zilekh731/
Seulek731/
Seliek731/
Seleuk731/
Seleek731/
Seilek731/
Zeljke731/
Tzilek731/
Zaleek731/
Zolekhh67191/
Zalekhh6727/
Zelikhe6721/
Cieleke6721/
Tchelek678/
Djeleke677/
Zelegue673/
Jelekhe673/
Zileike672/
Seileck671/
Dzhelik671/
Djeleck671/
Cheleke671/
Tshelek671/
Tseleck671/
Seileak671/
Zelykhe671/
Seleekk671/
Zoleikh671/
Jeeleck671/
Jehleek671/
Tjeleke671/
Zwleekh671/
Zeleque671/

Zelek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zelek in the Russian language
Зелекzelek-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zelek