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

The last name Jelenko is found in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Jelenkó. Click here for other possible spellings of Jelenko.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelenko? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 483,673rd most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,592,363 people. Jelenko is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Jelenko are found; 89 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Jelenko is also the 160,350th most widely held given name globally, borne by 2,184 people.

The last name Jelenko is most frequent in Slovenia, where it is carried by 608 people, or 1 in 4,092. In Slovenia it is primarily concentrated in: Savinja, where 52 percent live, Drava, where 26 percent live and Carinthia, where 12 percent live. Other than Slovenia it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live and Austria, where 3 percent live.

Jelenko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Jelenko Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jelenko last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% 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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