Zelayeta Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Zelayeta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelayeta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina1711:249,96120,264
Uruguay661:51,9965,760
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Zelayeta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zelayeta occurs more in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelayeta? popularity and diffusion

Zelayeta is the 970,883rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Zelayeta are found; 90 percent are found in South America and 89 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname is most widely held in Argentina, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 249,961. In Argentina Zelayeta is most prevalent in: Buenos Aires Province, where 74 percent live, Entre Ríos Province, where 13 percent live and Santa Fe Province, where 6 percent live. Beside Argentina Zelayeta exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Uruguay, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Zelayeta Last Name Statistics demography

Zelayeta earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 109.36% more than the national average, earning $90,338 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Celayeta88474/
Zelaieta8883/
Zalayeta8875/
Zeleyeta881/
Celayetta821/
Zeleita802/
Zelaita801/
Salayeta75143/
Selaieta752/
Celaieta751/
Shelyeta751/
Zelate7131/
Celeita671,632/
Seleita6732/
Jelaita676/
Jilayta675/
Zelouta672/
Seleyta671/
Celeyta671/
Selauta671/
Selaita671/
Zelaiti671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Zelayeta
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