Strelka Surname

425,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 813 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Strelka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Strelka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3051:149,25520,804
Russia2041:706,48659,947
United States1881:1,927,973124,806
Slovakia481:111,17620,971
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Austria151:567,69652,281
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

The alternate forms: Střelka (150) are calculated separately.

Strelka (52) may also be a first name.

Strelka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Strelka (Russian: Стрелка) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Střelka. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Strelka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 425,369th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 8,963,771 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Strelka are found; 69 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 61 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Strelka is also the 1,381,723rd most numerous first name at a global level, held by 52 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is borne by 305 people, or 1 in 149,255. In Ukraine it is primarily found in: Zaporizhia Oblast, where 19 percent reside, Mykolaiv Oblast, where 16 percent reside and Lviv Oblast, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Ukraine this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 23 percent reside.

Strelka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Strelka surname is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Strelka are 13.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Strelka earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.29% more than the national average, earning $52,768 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Střelka95150/
Strzelka93119/
Sztrelka932/
Strehlka931/
Strelko86602/
Strelca86140/
Strilka86124/
Strelke8672/
Strelki8612/
Strylka862/
Strehlke80551/
Sztrelkó8021/
Sztrelko806/
Stroelke804/
Strelkoo801/
Strzełka801/
Strelkou801/
Strelcas801/
Strelkie800/
Strzelcki7514/
Strehlkie754/
Stroehlke751/
Stroehlki750/
Strylko71130/
Střílka7199/
Střilka7176/
Strilko7159/
Strełko7117/
Strelco7112/
Strelce713/
Strilky712/
Strölke711/
Strlecki671/
Strzlecki631/
Strilco571/
Stryłko571/

Strelka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Strelka in the Russian language
Стрелкаstrelka-

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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 Strelka
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