Jelenak Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Jelenak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jelenak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia111:485,13257,527
Croatia91:469,84536,710
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Jelenák (19) are calculated separately.

Jelenak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jelenak is found in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Jelenák. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelenak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Jelenak occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Jelenak reside; 41 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 41 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Jelenak is most common in Slovakia, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 485,132. In Slovakia Jelenak is mostly concentrated in: Nitra Region, where 82 percent reside, Prešov Region, where 9 percent reside and Trenčín Region, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Slovakia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Jelenak
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