Jelenko Surname

483,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Jelenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jelenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia6081:4,092754
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Austria191:448,18144,644
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Jelenkó (1) are calculated separately.

Jelenko (2,184) may also be a first name.

Jelenko Last Name Facts

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

Jelenko is found most frequently in Slovenia. It may also occur as a variant: Jelenkó. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelenko? popularity and diffusion

It is the 483,673rd most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 10,592,363 people. The surname Jelenko occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Jelenko live; 89 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Jelenko is also the 160,350th most prevalent first name globally, held by 2,184 people.

This last name is most widely held in Slovenia, where it is borne by 608 people, or 1 in 4,092. In Slovenia it is primarily concentrated in: Savinja, where 52 percent reside, Drava, where 26 percent reside and Carinthia, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Slovenia it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Austria, where 3 percent reside.

Jelenko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jelenko has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jelenko last name rose 236 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jelenko Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jelenko surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with the political party.

Jelenko earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.66% more than the national average, earning $57,243 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jelenkó951/
Elenko92466/
Zelenko8610,393/
Selenko86357/
Gelenko86126/
Jelenka86114/
Celenko8635/
Jelinko869/
Jilenko864/
Yelenko862/
Želenko861/
Elenkou861/
Zhelenko8067/
Sielenko8021/
Geylenko8013/
Selienko809/
Seleenko803/
Zielenko802/
Zelenkoz802/
Selencko801/
Geilenko801/
Zeleenko801/
Zelenkoo801/
Zlenko774,128/
Elynko77537/
Elenka7762/
Slenko7717/
Elenco779/
Elinko773/
Eleńko771/
Zelenka717,184/
Silenko711,540/
Gilenko71470/
Zelinko71197/
Zelynko71135/
Selenka71123/
Jelinkó7181/
Selinko7151/
Zylenko7149/
Yelinko7128/
Zelenco7123/
Zilenko7123/
Yelenka7121/
Selenco7119/
Celinko7119/
Jilenco7110/
Jelinka719/
Shlenko718/
Celenco715/
Želinko715/
Celenka714/
Ellenka713/
Cilenko712/
Gelenka711/
Žilenko711/
Zeļenko711/
Zelemko711/
Zhylenko672,595/
Zhilenko672,048/
Zelyonko67281/
Zelienka67143/
Zielinko6768/
Silienko6745/
Yaylenko6729/
Cealenco6727/
Zaylenko6720/
Zselenkó6720/
Silaenko6714/
Zelionko679/
Siloenko676/
Saylenko673/
Sileenko671/
Sailenko671/
Zelennka671/
Zielenka670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Jelenko
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