Željko Forename

12,043rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 82,617 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Željko Forename User-submission:

The name Željko or Željo originated in Serbian and other South Slavic languages. It comes from the word željan, which means 'one who was wishful' or 'one who wanted to come'. It was given to children, whose parents eagerly expected the child.

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Željko Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia
100%
46,1231:916
Serbia
100%
19,9981:35782
Bosnia and Herzegovina
100%
11,3881:30949
Montenegro
100%
2,7531:23141
Slovenia
100%
2,2641:1,086259
Kosovo-521:35,7973,107
United States-101:36,253,698247,090
Czechia-71:1,522,3094,223
Slovakia
100%
51:1,062,0133,906
England-31:18,534,307106,915
Germany-31:32,225,95964,270
Netherlands
100%
21:8,451,04232,813
North Macedonia
100%
11:2,090,75715,787
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Scotland-11:5,350,36624,769
Poland
100%
11:38,027,1129,241
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377

The alternate forms: Zeljko (8,301) are calculated separately.

Željko (244) may also be a surname.

Željko Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Željko or Željo originated in Serbian and other South Slavic languages. It comes from the word željan, which means 'one who was wishful' or 'one who wanted to come'. It was given to children, whose parents eagerly expected the child.

- zeljko1806

Željko Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeljko948,301/
Željkoi921/
Željka8323,677/
Jeljko833/
Celjko833/
Seljko832/
Zelijko7712/
Zelhjko771/
Zheljko771/
Zjeljko771/
Zeljka671,891/
Zeliko67185/
Seleko67157/
Jeliko67131/
Seliko6727/
Zelyko677/
Seljka676/
Zeleko675/
Ziljko673/
Celiko672/
Jeleko672/
Jeljka671/
Zeljco671/
Zhelyajko671/
Celjka671/

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